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Simon Oakes
Position
Simon practises in commercial dispute resolution, with a particular focus on banking & financial services, and complex commercial fraud cases. He has a wealth of experience in some of the most significant banking and financial services cases of recent years, from major interest rate hedging litigation to regulatory investigations against individuals. Simon is instructed across a broad range of commercial litigation, and is very experienced at developing strategy and arguments as part of counsel teams, and also as a highly effective sole advocate. Please visit www.quadrantchambers.com for a detailed CV.
Career
Called 2010, Lincoln’s Inn (Lord Denning Scholar). Appointed to the Attorney General’s C Panel. Simon has previously been seconded to the Financial Services Authority and the Pensions Regulator
Languages
French (Intermediate)
Memberships
COMBAR; Financial Services Lawyers Association; Association of Pension Lawyers; Advocates for International Development
Education
BA (Hons) Jurisprudence, Christ Church, Oxford University; Bar Vocational Course, BBP Law School, London
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Simon Oakes – Quadrant Chambers ‘He is an immense talent. He really knows his stuff and is the perfect senior junior to deploy on a tough fraud case. He is also a gifted advocate and judges really listen when he speaks.’
Quadrant Chambers‘ barristers are regularly instructed by leading law firms in the UK on banking cases across global commodities and trade finance. Paul Downes KC has acted for a wide range of clients, and has lectured both in the UK and and overseas in technical accountancy related matters, while Emily Saunderson is regularly instructed on cases unled, including in the case Momentum Property Partners Limited and another v Investec Bank Plc where she was instructed by the claimant in a claim against a bank for breach of mandate and breach of the Quincecare duty to not make suspicious payment requests from the accounts of corporate clients. Nicola Allsop specialises in commercial litigation, having been instructed by high street banks and other lenders in high value litigation. Simon Oakes is a key name from the set.
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Simon Oakes –Quadrant Chambers ‘Simon is not only technically adept and quickly grasps complicated issues, but always demonstrates an awareness of the bigger commercial picture – be that what tactics to employ to create an opportunity for a commercial settlement or to protect the client’s wider commercial interest rather than simply focus on the case at hand.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Simon Oakes – Quadrant Chambers ‘The perfect senior junior to deploy on a tough fraud case. He is also a gifted advocate and judges really listen when he speaks.’