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Simon Hattan
Position
Commercial chancery litigation, including in particular commercial fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, trusts litigation, banking and finance, professional negligence and contractual disputes. Also significant experience in regulatory and disciplinary proceedings, especially those related to the financial services industry. Cases include: Terry and others v Watchstone, RBS Rights Issue Litigation, Kingate Funds v KML and others (Supreme Court of Bermuda), Alhamrani v Alhamrani (BVI Commercial Court, Court of Appeal + Privy Council), Alhamrani v Alhamrani (Jersey Royal Court – breach of trust and fiduciary duty), ACKO v Van Bom (fraud) RBS v Winterthur (breach of warranty, fraudulent misrepresentation), Hoben International v Horton and others (breach of fiduciary duty, breach of confidence), Charter v City Index (knowing receipt), FSA v Legal & General (FSMA Tribunal), Philips v Symes (partnership/fraud), FSA v CSFB International (regulatory proceedings).
Career
Called 1999. Previously worked in international financial markets.
Memberships
COMBAR, Chancery Bar Association, Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association, Financial Services Lawyers Association.
Education
BSc(Hons); Dip Law(Distinction), City University, London.
Leisure
Sport, travel.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Financial services regulation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Simon Hattan –Serle Court ‘Absolutely top rate – very responsive, thorough and persuasive in and out of court. Goes the extra mile.’
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Simon Hattan –Serle Court ‘Simon rolls up his sleeves, very easy to deal with, displays good judgement and is commercial.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1‘Standout set‘ Serle Court is consistently involved in the market’s most significant disputes, including heavyweight commercial cases before both the Commercial Court and the Business and Property Courts. In Kea v Watson, Elizabeth Jones KC
, leading a team of six juniors against three separate teams for the defendants, is representing New Zealand businessman and philanthropist Sir Owen Glenn in various proceedings concerning BVI joint venture company, Spartan Capital. In The Public Institution for Social Security v Al-Rajaan, Philip Marshall KC, leading Simon Hattan, represents one of the defendants in a $800m-plus fraud claim, arising out of alleged bribery involving Kuwait’s state pension fund’s investments, while Hugh Norbury KC is acting for the claimant. Senior junior and business disputes specialist, Jennifer Meech, joined chambers in October 2022 from Enterprise Chambers, and in April 2023, head clerk Steve Whitaker retired after 48 years at chambers, with management of the clerking team passed to senior clerks Nick Hockney and Dan Wheeler, who are ‘real assets for the set‘.