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Ian Simester

Position

Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration, civil fraud, banking and financial services, and competition. Highlights from his recent instructions include R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and others [2023] UKSC 28 (one of The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2023) and Palladian Partners LP and others v Republic of Argentina and another [2023] EHWC 711 (Comm) (one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2022).

Career

Before transferring to the Bar, Ian taught at King’s College London; qualified as a solicitor at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (based in London and Washington, DC); and served as the Judicial Assistant to Lady Black and Lady Rose in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

Ian was admitted to the New York State Bar in 2018 and to the roll of solicitors in England and Wales in 2020. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2022.

Full professional career details can be found at www.fountaincourt.co.uk.

Education

Ian holds a BA in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford and an LLM from Harvard Law School. He won a variety of scholarships and top-of-class prizes during his studies.