Simon Bushell

Practice Areas

Simon acts for a broad range of clients, including large corporates, private equity houses, financial institutions, banks and ultra-high net worth individuals, in addition to foreign government agencies and state-owned companies.

He has undertaken investigations into complex, worldwide frauds, conspiracies and insolvencies, and has wide experience in coordinating parallel cross border disputes and proceedings before a number of courts and tribunals.

Simon regularly advises on high value complex commercial disputes, including investment banking disputes, breaches of trust and fiduciary duty, professional negligence, money laundering, bribery and corruption, shareholder disputes, as well as a wide range of general commercial disputes.

Publications

Together with Seladore partner Gary Milner-Moore, Simon is author of 'Disclosure of Information: Norwich Pharmacal and Related Principles' (Bloomsbury Publishing), now in its third edition.

Experience

Representing the administrators of a collapsed US investment bank in claims worth €100 million relating to the close out of an €5 billion portfolio of government bonds.

Representing a US mining company in the recovery of promissory notes with a face value of £10 billion issued as a result of fraudulent inducements.

Representing a London mini-cab trade body in judicial review proceedings regarding Transport for London’s regulation of a leading “disruptive” mini-cab platform.

Representing a global professional services firm in High Court proceedings relating to a market-defining team move in the restructuring and insolvency sector.

Leading an employee fraud investigation on behalf of an Eastern European subsidiary of a large pharmaceutical company.

Representing Bluewaters Communications in relation to its High Court claims against Bernie Ecclestone, Bayerische Landesbank, Bambino Holdings Limited, and others arising from the sale of a controlling stake in Formula One to CVC Capital Partners, which resulted in the conviction of BLB’s senior executive, Gerhard Gribkowsky. Recognised by The Lawyer as one of the Top 20 cases of 2018.

Advising a Middle Eastern private wealth fund in relation to a multi-billion-dollar fraud involving large scale bribery, embezzlement and mismanagement across the EMEA region.

Advising a global chemicals company in relation to conspiracy claims arising from the theft of confidential information and the unlawful setting up of a rival business.

Representing a private equity backed transport company in relation to a judicial review of HMRC.

Acting for a major Russian bank in a LCIA arbitration relating to loans in the power sector.

Acting for a global shopping centre owner and developer in relation to a joint venture dispute.

Advising the supervisory and management boards of a Baltic bank in relation to fraud claims, and related asset tracing and enforcement issues.

Advising the sellers of an iconic work of art in relation to an alleged conspiracy.

Advising the seller of a valuable work of contemporary art in relation to secret commissions received by his agent, and the subsequent recovery of the piece, including freezing injunctions, and parallel proceedings in New York.

Advising a major auction house in relation to the alleged negligent attribution of a work claimed to be by John Constable.

Representing a contemporary art dealer in a dispute with his business partner.

Representing a state-owned aluminium processing plant in relation to one of the largest fraud claims ever brought in the English High Court, including obtaining search orders and worldwide freezing injunctions, and parallel LCIA proceedings, Swiss arbitration proceedings, and claims in the BVI.

Representing a German manufacturing company in relation to an internal fraud diverting payments into a fraudulently operated UK bank account, including obtaining Norwich Pharmacal and related freezing injunctions.