Simon Whitfield

Practice Areas

Simon has been ranked in the legal directories for many years and has a well-established commercial practice that includes both advisory and advocacy work.

Highly regarded for many years is his construction practice, in which he advises on all aspects of the process from procurement through the whole project life-cycle. He regularly acts in adjudications and arbitrations, as well as appearing in the TCC. He is a TECBAR and UK Adjudicators accredited adjudicator.

Simon frequently acts for and against professionals in professional negligence claims. He has recently advised a public authority in a substantial dispute concerning the construction of a flood alleviation scheme. He also conducted a 5-day trial of an action for a secured lender that subsequently went to the Court of Appeal.

Simon is also an acknowledged authority on non-domestic rating law, and frequently appears in both the Magistrates’ Courts and the High Court in cases concerning rates and rates avoidance schemes. He has advised a billing authority in judicial review proceedings.

He undertakes insolvency work covering both corporate and personal insolvency.

Simon is a keen advocate of ADR and regularly appears in mediations, expert determinations and early neutral evaluations, and also accepts appointments as a mediator.

He is licensed to act on a direct access basis.

Professional Memberships

Northern Business and Property Bar Association

Chancery Bar Association

Technology and Construction Bar Association

Society of Construction Law

Hong Kong Overseas Lawyers Qualification Examination

TECBAR and UK Adjudicators accredited adjudicator

Career

Call: 2009

Simon was previously a partner at Squire Patton Boggs