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“Simon’s written and oral submissions are very polished. An exceptionally talented advocate with razor sharp insight leading straight to the core of the issue. He could be a future star.”
Simon Teasdale has a specialist costs law practice, which sits alongside a broader commercial practice including professional liability and international arbitration work.
In addition to being a ‘go to’ junior for Silks in all costs and funding-related litigation, he regularly appears as sole counsel in complex and high-value cases in the High Court and Senior Courts Costs Office.
Simon is ranked as a “Rising Star” in costs law by the Legal 500.
For examples of his recent experience and ongoing work, please see the individual practice areas below.
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Simon’s practice focuses heavily on costs litigation, with a particular specialism in solicitor-client disputes. Simon is ranked as a “Rising Star” in costs law by the Legal 500 and is a ‘go to’ junior in this area.
“Simon’s written and oral submissions are very polished. An exceptionally talented advocate with razor sharp insight leading straight to the core of the issue. He could be a future star.” – Legal 500, 2023
“Simon is incredibly user friendly, combined with an expertise in costs litigation that is far beyond his call” – Legal 500, 2022
Simon’s recent cases and instructions in this area include:
Simon regularly advises both major international law firms and boutique litigation and arbitration firms on the terms of their contingent retainers and other funding structures. Simon is also frequently involved in litigation where such issues are the subject of open argument: e.g. challenges to the enforceability of retainers, or in applications for security for costs/costs orders against funders or lawyers themselves.
Where Simon’s work does not arise in the context of public litigation, much of the detail is necessarily confidential. However, recent examples of Simon’s work in this area include:
“Simon’s written and oral submissions are very polished. An exceptionally talented advocate with razor sharp insight leading straight to the core of the issue. He could be a future star.” – Legal 500, 2023
“Simon is incredibly user friendly, combined with an expertise in costs litigation that is far beyond his call” – Legal 500, 2022
Simon is regularly instructed to act in commercial disputes of all sizes, both as sole counsel and as a junior.
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Simon is a co-author of the 4th edition of Toulson & Phipps on Confidentiality, in which his writing has had a particular focus on legal professional privilege, issues of confidentiality which may arise in the conduct of litigation, and the relationship between lawyers and their clients. Simon has experience of hearings held in private pursuant to CPR 39.2(3), and orders restricting public access to the court file.
Simon is a member of COMBAR and the Young International Arbitration Group.
Simon has assisted more senior members of Chambers acting in international arbitrations – including in relation to costs issues arising following an award. In particular, Simon has experience of FIDIC Dispute Adjudication Board proceedings, and disputes involving large-scale infrastructure projects.
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Simon’s work in this area now focusses increasingly on the funding structures used to fund parties in arbitrations, and the recovery of incurred costs following awards made in arbitration.
Simon attended the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators’ 2017 Arbitration Weekend, where he was awarded the prizes for Best Advocate as chosen by the arbitrators and Best Advocate as chosen by the delegates.
Simon is a member of the Young International Arbitration Group.
Simon is regularly instructed to settle pleadings, advise on, and appear in claims against professionals across a range of industries, though with a particular focus on solicitors and valuers.
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Simon also has a growing specialism in actions by solicitors to recover unpaid fees from their former clients, which often prompt allegations of professional negligence or wrongful termination in response. Similarly, Simon also has experience of detailed assessments of solicitors’ bills brought by former clients, which also engage related issues.
Simon is a co-author of the 4th edition of Toulson & Phipps on Confidentiality, in which has edited the chapters that relate to the relationship between lawyers and their clients, medical advisers and their patients, and employers and their employees.
Simon is a member of PNBA, and has assisted in the preparation of talks on recent cases of importance in the Professional Liability sphere, as well as the future of claims against lawyers following the decision in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11.
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Simon read Law at New College, Oxford, graduating in 2014 with first class honours. He went on to complete the Bar Professional Training Course, for which he was graded Outstanding. Simon was called to the Bar in 2015 by Lincoln’s Inn, having been awarded a Lord Denning Scholarship, Hardwicke Scholarship, and Buchanan Prize.
Prior to commencing pupillage, Simon also worked as a Legal Editor at FromCounsel, a specialist online company law service, where he gained a broad experience of corporate law. In particular, Simon’s work involved detailed research into the law of agency, parent and subsidiary company relationships, and the changes introduced by the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015. This knowledge and understanding continues to be useful wherever company law issues arise within his practice.
During pupillage, Simon attended the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators’ 2017 Arbitration Weekend, where he was awarded the prizes for Best Advocate as chosen by the arbitrators and Best Advocate as chosen by the delegates.
Education: BA, Oxford (First Class Honours); BPTC, City (Outstanding).
Memberships: COMBAR, TECBAR, SCL, YIAG and PNBA.
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