Personal bio
BA (Hons), FCIArb, FFB, Solicitor, Chartered Arbitrator and Adjudicator.
Simon was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1987. Simon has specialised in construction and energy dispute law for over 35 years on a huge range of project types and infrastructure developments in the UK and overseas. Most of his work has been involved with disputes and dispute resolution with extensive court, international arbitration as well as construction adjudications and mediations. Over his career he has led over 20 reported cases in the Courts.
He was made a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Chartered Arbitrator and a Adjudicator on a number of panels.
Simon has been a TECSA adjudicator since 1996 and is an active TECSA Adjudication Sub-Committee Member since 2008.
Simon is ranked amongst the top construction solicitors in Who’s Who Legal, Chambers UK, The Legal 500 UK (Hall of Fame) and the Legal Experts guides.
Simon takes a keen interest in claims and building defects cases and advises extensively on Building Safety Act and related areas and has lectured widely and appeared in many webinars.
Simon is a past Chairman of the Technology and Construction Solicitors’ Association and current Honorary President. In that time, he championed the TECSA eDisclosure Protocol, the 2017 Pre-action Protocol, CE-File, Technical Courses and is actively involved in the training, modernisation and diversification of adjudicators and arbitrators.
Simon is current Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the Society of Construction Arbitrators.
He has a huge interest in legal and construction technology, AI and the changing world of procurement and delivery.
Simon currently holds the TECSA Clare Edwards Award for 2023, awarded to an individual demonstrating professional excellence and for making an outstanding contribution to the legal profession.
Simon is a Building Magazine Commissioner on the Building the Future Commission sitting as a commissioner alongside leading figures from across the built environment.
He is also a long-standing Visiting Lecturer at King’s College London on their MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution.