Simon has a Master of Laws degree with distinction.

• Solicitor, qualified in England & Wales

Advised:

• European energy company - in an UNCITRAL arbitration arising from a joint operating agreement for the exploration and production of natural gas and condensate
• UAE master developer - in various DIAC arbitrations against sub-developers, contractors and end-users
• US developer of a Rwandan gas production facility and electricity generation plant - in an ICC arbitration
• Multinational electric utility company - in a DIFC-LCIA arbitration in relation to purported delays in the construction of a power project in Pakistan
• UAE and Mauritian companies - with the enforcement of an ICC Award in various jurisdictions.

• The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Resolving disputes between the EU and UK post-Brexit, January 2021
• Proposed amendments to Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) Rules, May 2018
• UAE set to implement new arbitration law, May 2018
• The draft withdrawal treaty – a focus on dispute settlement, 8 March 2018
• The growth of arbitration centres in Africa, 9 November 2017
• Brexit and investor-state dispute settlement, June 2017
• CJEU rules on EU's proposed free trade agreement with Singapore, May 2017
• What impact could Brexit have on protections available to foreign direct investors?, 25 April 2017
• Why Brexit is unlikely to have any impact on London's status as a popular seat of arbitration, 19 April 2017
• The Istanbul Arbitration Centre and the ISTAC Rules, September 2016
• How will Brexit impact arbitration in England and Wales?, September 2016
• Enforcing foreign judgments in the UAE: An update in light of DNB Bank ASA v Gulf Eyadah Corporation, March 2016
• Piercing the corporate veil: An update in light of VTB v Nutritek, July 2012
• Investor-state arbitration and the EU, March 2011