Brian Simms KC
Global Guide 2024
Band 1 : General Business Law: Dispute Resolution
Band 1
About
Provided by Brian Simms KC
Practice Areas
Brian Simms KC is Senior Partner at Lennox Paton and head its Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Insolvency & Restructuring Groups. His practice covers commercial litigation, trust disputes, insolvency, asset recovery and fraud. He has vast experience in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, in addition to having appeared several times in the Privy Council. Brian is one the Bahamas’ most highly regarded litigators and is instructed in the most substantial Bahamian and international offshore cases. He is frequently called upon to form part of a team of international lawyers from onshore and offshore jurisdictions.
Career
Brian was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2009.
Professional Memberships
Brian is a member of the Bahamas Bar Association; INSOL; a former member of the Bar Council; former chair of the Bar and Bench Committee; an overseas member of the English Chancery Bar Association; and an honorary fellow of the Institute for International Legal Studies. He has served on the Bahamas Constitutional Review Commission and was acting judge of the Bahamas Supreme Court in 2015.
Chambers Review
Global
Brian Simms KC is a highly esteemed lawyer in the Bahamas, regarded as one of the jurisdiction's leading litigators. He draws particular acclaim for his work in the financial services sector and has a wealth of experience handling disputes stemming from insolvency and liquidation proceedings.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Brian has strong commercial awareness."
"Brian has strong commercial awareness."
Articles, highlights and press releases
2 items provided by Lennox Paton
Privy Council judgment in an important case affecting the insolvency law of The Bahamas
Privy Council hands down judgment on the extra-territorial jurisdiction of cross-border clawback claims in a Bahamian Mutual Fund Liquidation.
MV v DSL & GV: arbitration, governing law and jurisdiction clauses
Recently there has been a great push to encourage arbitration of trust disputes. Indeed, the Bahamian Trustee Act specifically provides for the arbitration of trust disputes. However, in the recent decision of MV v DSL & GV ( 7 Aug 2019) provides important clarification on the jurisdiction limited.
Privy Council judgment in an important case affecting the insolvency law of The Bahamas
Privy Council hands down judgment on the extra-territorial jurisdiction of cross-border clawback claims in a Bahamian Mutual Fund Liquidation.
MV v DSL & GV: arbitration, governing law and jurisdiction clauses
Recently there has been a great push to encourage arbitration of trust disputes. Indeed, the Bahamian Trustee Act specifically provides for the arbitration of trust disputes. However, in the recent decision of MV v DSL & GV ( 7 Aug 2019) provides important clarification on the jurisdiction limited.
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