PCB Byrne

Commercial Litigation, Civil Fraud, Contentious Insolvency

Simon is an extremely versatile and experienced commercial litigator, having worked in the London market for over thirty years where he has been recognised by Legal 500 and Chambers as a notable practitioner in litigation and dispute resolution with particular areas of expertise including contentious insolvency, professional negligence and fraud .He uses his wealth of experience to guide clients towards cost-effective and practical solutions which align the client's attitude to risk and cost with their commercial objectives to determine the best strategy. He is a proponent of well-timed ADR, without diluting his rigorous and committed approach to formal litigation. Simon has handled a wide variety of cases for clients ranging from large multinational corporations to private individuals.

After school at Fettes College and gaining a law degree from Edinburgh University, Simon trained and qualified in Edinburgh before moving to London, to join Rosling King, where he requalified and has practiced since 1990. Simon took partnership at Rosling King in 1995 where his practice was strongly focused on lender mortgage claims against professionals, often involving fraud, before moving as partner to Orchard and then Maclay Murray & Spens in 2006 where he did a wide variety of commercial, fraud and insolvency work and was instrumental in establishing the restructuring and insolvency group at the firm's London office. MMS merged with Dentons in 2017 where he remained as a partner before moving to Gunnercooke LLP in 2020 and then joining PCB Byrne LLP in 2025.

English

Simon is a member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association and R3.

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