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Simon Wilton KC
Position
Simon is a highly experienced junior barrister specialising in professional negligence, professional regulation, and commercial disputes – particularly in the insurance field. He has wide experience of interlocutory, trial and appellate advocacy, arbitration work, and all kinds of alternative dispute resolution including acting as an adjudicator under the PNBA adjudication scheme (which he was partly responsible for developing).
Simon was short-listed (one of three) by Chambers & Partners as professional negligence junior of the year in 2014, 2016 and 2021 (he is a relentless optimist).
Simon was head of the Professional Negligence Group at Hailsham Chambers from 2016-2021.
“Simon is incredibly good on his feet. He has an exceptional courtroom manner and an effortless ability to get the judge on side. Outstanding depth of knowledge in all aspects of professional negligence. He is more than ready to be in silk.” Legal 500, 2022
“Amazing ability to retain knowledge of the huge number of documents in professional negligence cases and apply them when needed. Excellent cross examiner, really drills down to the issues.” Legal 500, 2021
Career
Called 1993
Memberships
Simon is on the executive committee of the Professional Negligence Bar Association and is a member of the London Common Law, Commercial Bar Association and the Chancery Bar Association.
Education
Simon was educated at the University of Sussex and the Université de Montpellier, where he took a 1st class degree in English with French. He acquired a Diploma in Law from City University, followed by the Bar Vocational Course at the Inns of Court School of Law where he was graded very competent. He was a Karmel scholar at Gray’s Inn.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Professional negligence
(2024 Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Simon Wilton KC –Hailsham Chambers ‘Simon is first-class on paper and in the court room – he writes very well and presents clearly with authority. He is incredibly efficient and incisive, charming and approachable, and has a formidable ability to get the judge’s attention on the most difficult of cases.’