Boodle Hatfield LLP

Litigation

Simon's practice covers a broad range of commercial litigation.

He is leader of the commercial litigation team and head of the arts group. He provides services to a range of clients including high net worth individuals and privately owned companies, recently advising on:

• Corporate disputes
• Contractual disputes
• Claims for breach of warranty
• Art law and art litigation
• Professional negligence claims
• Family business disputes
• Commercial Agents Regulations
• Misrepresentation claims
• Partnership and Shareholder disputes
• Debt recovery
• Employment litigation
• Proceedings based on the Hotel Proprietors Act
• Property disputes

Much of Simon’s work is for international clients and involves working with lawyers in other jurisdictions to resolve commercial disputes both in this country and abroad. Boodle Hatfield is the London member of TAGLaw, a global alliance of high quality, independent law firms with more than 4,000 lawyers worldwide. Simon heads up our relationship with that network.

Simon has specialist knowledge of art law and art litigation including auction house misattribution, auction house negligence, authenticity and provenance claims.

Simon also has particular knowledge of the law relating to agrochemicals and the pesticide regulation system both in England and Europe and regularly advises clients on regulatory issues arising from the sale of pesticides.

Solicitor 1991-97 Boodle Hatfield, Partner 1997 Boodle Hatfield, Head of Litigation Department 2001. Current directorships: director of the Bond Street Association.

Southampton University.