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Simeon Maskrey KC KC
Work Department
Clinical Negligence; Product Liability; Personal Injury
Position
Simeon Maskrey KC is a star individual or band 1 silk in all of the major directories for each of his three main practice areas, comprising maximum severity clinical negligence, personal injury and product liability cases.
He is commended for his judgement and pragmaticism and for the quality of his advocacy. His forthright and straightforward approach in mediations and round table meetings has resulted in the settlement of difficult and apparently intractable cases.
Simeon has appeared as an advocate in the European Court of Justice, in all divisions of the High Court and Court of Appeal and in the Supreme Court and the House of Lords. He works regularly for and against the NHS and for and against private hospitals and doctors engaged in private practice. He has appeared in disciplinary tribunals and public inquiries. He has a large group litigation practice, currently acting for claimants in the Larium group litigation against the MoD, the blood product cases against the NHS, and for the NHS in claims involving Covid-19. He has a cross jurisdictional practice and is currently instructed in cases from Trinidad & Tobago, the states of Jersey and Guernsey, the Isle of Man, and Gibraltar.
Simeon has sat as a Recorder since 1994 and as a Deputy High Court Judge since 2001. He arbitrates in the neutral evaluation of claims against the NHS and conducts other personal injury related arbitrations.
Simeon has been a speaker at AvMA conferences and at Trinity College, Dublin. He lectures regularly at King’s College, London. He is a well-known contributor to seminars organised by specialist clinical negligence and product liability solicitors. He has spoken and been involved in workshops for the Royal College of Surgeons, the Royal College of Physicians and a number of NHS Trusts.
Clinical Negligence
Simeon is recognised as one of the country’s leading clinical negligence silks and is a Chambers and Partners star individual. He is commended for the relationships he builds with his lay and professional clients, his ability to absorb and distil large quantities of complex and technical medical information and for his cross-examination skills. His persuasiveness in Court has been noted by judges on numerous occasions. Solicitors comment on his approachability and informal style and lay clients on his manner and ability to explain complex issues. He is regularly instructed to act in cases emanating from international jurisdictions.
Product Liability
Simeon is described by the directories as “dedicated to the representation of claimants in product liability cases” with “unsurpassed claimant experience and knowledge”. He is one of only three star individual and band 1 claimant silks in the 2019 editions of Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. He has unparalleled experience in medical product and pharmaceutical group actions and assisted in the successful negotiation of a settlement in the metal on metal hip litigation, leading a team of four counsel. He is currently leading a three counsel team in the blood products litigation against the Secretary of State and NHS Trusts and is engaged in a test case on the application of section 41(1) of the Consumer Protection Act.
Personal Injury
Simeon is regularly instructed on behalf of claimants and defendants in maximum severity personal injury actions and is a band 1 silk in Chambers and Partners. He is commended for his judgement and pragmaticism and for the quality of his advocacy. His forthright and straightforward approach in mediations and round table meetings has resulted in settlement of difficult and apparently intractable cases.
Career
Called 1977, Gray’s Inn; QC 1995; Recorder 1996; Deputy High Court judge 2001. Senior lecturer in Medical Jurisprudence, Trinity College, Dublin.
Memberships
- AvMA
- PNBA
- Midland Circuit
- Bencher; Gray’s Inn
Education
Kings School, Grantham; Leicester University.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Product liability
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Simeon Maskrey KC –7BR ‘The absolute boss of product liability – the man is a legend.’
7BR is port of call for consumer goods cases, with barristers demonstrating prowess in advice on claims related to an array of products, including defective bicycles, furniture, and DIY tools. The set continues to receive instructions in high-profile matters such as acting for a cladding supplier in Grenfell-related disputes, and for claimants against Volkswagen, BMW, Renault, and others in emissions litigation. Simeon Maskrey KC has a track record in multi-party actions, and is acting for the claimants in Chown v Ministry of Defence, a group action concerning the use of the anti-malarial drug Lariam, which allegedly causes significant psychological after-effects. Jonathan Bertram is instructed in VC v Optical Express et al, a group case related to intraocular lenses, concerning claims being pursued against the suppliers of the lenses, after the original defendant Oculentis’ bankruptcy in the Netherlands.
London Bar > Group litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Simeon Maskrey KC – 7BR ‘Simeon is an absolute superstar, feared by opponents and loved by clients in equal measures.’
Particularly recommended for representing claimants, 7BR excels in dealing with claims related to product liability, personal injury, clinical negligence, consumer, and human rights law. Hugh Preston KC is instructed by the defendant in a Human Rights Act damages group action by various dental practices following the Care Quality Commission’s decision to direct dentists to cease routine dental treatment during the 2020 Covid lockdown. Simeon Maskrey KC acts for the claimant in Munn & Others v Various NHS Trusts, proceedings related to the contaminated blood scandal, while also representing the NHS on a number of claims relating to the Covid-19 pandemic. James MacDonald is active in an ongoing cartel claim brought in England under Brazilian competition laws regarding orange juice processors gaining control of the market to reduce the selling price of oranges since the 1980s.
London Bar > Personal injury
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Simeon Maskrey KC –7BR ‘Simeon is an outstanding advocate who is devastatingly elegant on his feet. Simeon is highly valued for his ability to analyse, breakdown into constitute parts and identify the most tactically astute avenue through complex accident circumstances.’
7BR is regarded as a ‘hugely talented set in personal injury generally’, attracting both ‘high-end clients and equally high-end talent’. The set handles a diverse rapport of personal injury claims for both claimants and defendats in highly sophisticated and consequential litigation. Notably, Simeon Maskrey KC represented a group of claimants in the personal injury litigation surrounding the Grenfell Tower fire. Members of the set are also have particular expertise in civil claims for damages after sexual abuse, including claims involving public authorities. Kiril Waite represents six-time British Superbike champion Shane Byrne in a claim against the ACU and Motorsport Vision, which operates the Snetterton Circuit, concerning a near-fatal crash while testing – it is alleged that the defendants was negligent, in part in that Byrne hit a tyre barrier rather than an air fence.
London Bar > Clinical negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Simeon Maskrey KC –7BR ‘Simeon is a legal legend. His command of the law and the case law is exceptional but his ability to distil complex claims into easy to understand arguments is highly impressive and why he is more often than not on the winning side.’