Mr Simon Dickson > Mourant > Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands > Lawyer Profile
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GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1108
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Mr Simon Dickson
Work Department
Simon is a Partner in the Litigation and Insolvency department in the Cayman Islands office with extensive experience in insolvency and restructuring matters, valuation disputes and fraud and asset tracing. He has more experience acting for shareholders in appraisal actions than any other practitioner in the Cayman Islands.
Position
Simon is instructed by financial institutions in respect of the largest and most complex disputes currently before the Courts and is currently instructed in the Fidelity National appraisal and in several other forthcoming matters. Last year he successfully led a multi-disciplinary team in the Nord Anglia s.238 fair value appraisal trial, winning a judgment in excess of US$130 million.
In the last decade, Simon has acted in most of the major insolvency matters including Madoff, Sphinx, Belmont and DD Growth and currently act for the for creditors in the liquidations of Platinum Partners, the Direct Lending Income Fund and the collapse of the Abraaj Group. He led the team in the Arcapita Bank restructuring and has advised in other high profile matters including Zohar Funds, Luckin Coffee, China Fishery Group, Ocean Rig and Founding Partners.
Memberships
- The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple
- Insolvency Lawyers’ Association
- Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (Cayman)
- INSOL
Education
- Called to the Cayman Islands Bar, 2002
- Called to the Bar of England and Wales, 1998 (currently non-practising)
- Harmsworth Scholar (Middle Temple), 1998
- Fellow of INSOL
Lawyer Rankings
Cayman Islands > Dispute resolution
(Leading individuals)Mourant provides a comprehensive service on distressed fund disputes, commercial litigation, and insolvency and restructuring matters, while also regularly handling g s.238 valuation disputes. The highly experienced Peter Hayden handles a varied spectrum of contentious issues, regularly appearing before the Grand Court and the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, while Simon Dickson has considerable experience in fund disputes, insurance-related matters, insolvencies and restructurings. Practice head Nicholas Fox has recently been active in cryptocurrency work, and has led several winding-up petitions involving cryptocurrency investment funds. Hector Robinson KC is the key contact in the practice for contentious private client work, and Jonathan Moffatt is noted for acting in shareholder disputes and liquidations. Insolvency and commercial litigation expert Christopher Harlowe, who divides his time between Cayman and London, is also highly recommended.