Simon practises in professional negligence, personal injury (including product liability) and civil litigation in tort and contract disputes, and in specialist criminal and regulatory work in related fields (eg Health and Safety prosecutions, professional disciplinary and regulatory tribunals). He also acts in Coroner's Inquests and Inquiries, most recently in relation to the fatal shooting in 2005 of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell tube station. His practice is based in London but is not restricted by location.
His early practice at the Bar was in the criminal courts, providing him with forensic advocacy experience much valued by subsequent clients.
In practice he acts for both claimants and defendants and has been cited continuously since 1997 in the principal professional directories (Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500) as a leading London junior in the area of Personal Injury. He is now similarly cited in the field of clinical negligence.
Recent key cases
- De Menezes Inquest: acting for the IPCC in the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes at Stockwell in 2005
- Re: Heather Bell: for the family in the inquest into the death of Heather Bell in Lincolnshire in 2004 (2-week hearing under Article 2 of the Human Rights Convention, involvement of low-flying RAF Chinook helicopter)
- Bogle & Ors v McDonald's Restaurants Ltd [2002] EWHC 490 (QB): Field J, product liability group action in respect of hot coffee/tea and the manner of their packaging for consumers
Contact Simon King
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7242 3555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7242 2511
Email: clerks@7br.co.uk