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| Year of call 2006 (Lincoln's Inn) | |
| Education • Christ Church, Oxford - BA (Hons), First Class (English Language and Literature) • City University and ICSL, London - GDL (Commendation) and BVC (Very Competent) • Harvard Law School, Massachussetts, USA – LL.M. (International Law) Scholarships and awards: • The Lord Haldane CPE Scholarship (2003 – 2004) • The Lord Denning BVC Scholarship (2004 – 2005) • The Hardwicke Entrance Award (2003 – 2004) • Harvard Law School Edmund J. Curley Scholarship (2005 – 2006) • Lincoln’s Inn Pupillage Scholarship (2006 – 2007) | |
| Practice Profile Criminal Simon has experience both in defence and prosecution. He has appeared in a broad range of criminal court work in the Crown, Magistrates’ and Youth court; he has experience in drugs offences (Class A and B); benefit fraud; the full range of assault and public order offences (including domestic assaults); burglary and theft offences; criminal damage; arson and harassment. Simon was recently seconded to Division A of the Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office. In this capacity he prosecuted a large number of complex, multi-million pound drug importation and revenue evasion cases under CEMA 1979. He also has experience of a wide range of disclosure issues, PII, international legal assistance and confiscation. Civil Simon has covered a range of civil matters, including small claims hearings and infant settlement hearings and fast track trials. | |
| Notable Cases Surrey County Council v Dowd (2007): Successful appeal against conviction on range of consumer protection offences. All charges dismissed following half-time submissions. R v Hatch (2007): Defending in case of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs involving an undercover “sting” operation by police. R v Toogood (2008): Deaf defendant (communicating through sign-language interpreters) found not guilty of assault on a female acquaintance despite having no memory of the relevant evening. R v M and others (2009): Defending 14-year-old male charged with a group in attempted robbery. Client acquitted despite conviction of two principal parties. R v H (2009): Prosecuted a youth for multiple sexual assaults on a 14-year-old girl. Case involved a number of underage witnesses requiring special measures. | |
| Practice Groups Crime Local Authorities & Public Law Personal Injury | |