Download - Ian Simpson CV · 2018-04-11 · Ian Simpson Barrister Ian Simpson is a skilled and diligent barrister whose current practice is now primarily a civil common law defendant insurer-based

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Ian Simpson is a skilled anddiligentbarristerwhose currentpractice isnowprimarilyacivilcommonlawdefendantinsurer-basedpracticewithprincipal areas in personal injury, primarily road traffic collision anddefendantonlycredithirelitigation,aswellasthelawofcosts.

'I was delighted with the outcome of the hearing and very impressed with your work. You will no doubt be my 1st choice of Counsel...'

- Sanam Aziz, Plexus Law

Iantakesa friendlyandapproachableattitudetoboththeadvisoryandadvocacyelementsoftheareasoflawinwhichhepractices.

• Roadtrafficcollisionlitigation• Credithirelitigation(fordefendantsonly)• Fatalaccidentandotherhighvalueactions• Employer’sliabilityandworkplacecases• Contractual,indemnityanddebtrecoveryaspectsofinsurancelaw• Insolvency• Costsmatters (generally but with a focus on Solicitors Act 1974

Solicitor client assessments, acting for paying parties in clinicalnegligence claims and as to the indemnity principle for in-houselawyers)

Ian’s approach is founded on giving sound commercial, pragmatic andpractical advice on the premise his previous career helps him readilyassessriskandgivethatsortofadvice.

Areasofpracticeotherthancosts

Hispersonalinjurypracticeincludessignificantexperienceintheareasoffraudorquasi-fraud,oftheworkrequiredthatunderpinstheallegationsinvolvedandtheseriousnessoftheirimplications,whetherasaclaimantinacasewhere fraud isallegedorasadefendant.There isoftensomeoverlapwiththatareaandhisdefendant-onlycredithirepractice,whichpre-dates the Court of Appeal judgment inDimond v Lovell, Ian’s costspracticeallowshimtoprovidea‘cradletograve’servicetothose

IANSIMPSON

ADDRESS218StrandLondonWC2R1AT

DX232ChanceryLaneTel:03000300218

SENIORCLERKChelseaSparks

[email protected]

Tel:03000300218

CONTACTS+44(0)77525059647

[email protected]

WEBwww.218Chambers.com

PRACTICE

PersonalInjuryInsuranceCosts

CreditHireLitigation

LOCATIONSLondon/acrossEngland&

Wales

instructinghim,whetherforaclaimantoradefendant.Inaddition,Ianpracticesingeneralcommerciallawandinsolvency.

Ian’sexposuretotheconsumercreditlitigationaspectsofcredithiremattershasledtobeinginstructedinmoregeneralconsumercreditworkandhehasalsobeeninstructedincasesconcerningclassiccarsbecauseofhisinterestinoldercars.IanisamemberofP.I.B.A.

Costs

Ian’scostspracticeincludesbothreceivingandpayingpartyadvisoryandadvocacyworkwithasub-specialisminactingforpayingpartiesinhigh-valueclinicalnegligenceclaimsandtherecoverabilityofA.T.E.premiums.Solicitor-clientassessmentworkundertheSolicitorsAct1974includesthecaseofHerbertvHHLawLtd.,SooleJ.,21stMarch2018.

'Very happy with the outcome here and Ian Simpson's level of service generally.'

- Danny Stott, Acumension.

BeforecomingtotheBar,IanworkedintheCityasadebtandderivativestraderatinvestmentbanksfrom1979andwasajuniordirectorofaleadingSwissinvestmentbank,runningoneofitsLondontradingdesksfrom1988to1991.Ondecidingtostudylaw,from1991–96,Iancombinedworkinginthefinancialmarketswithpart-timeLL.B.studiesasanexternalstudentandayoungfamily.

Ian’spreviouscareerinthefinancialsectorgavehimanexcellentfoundationandinsightuponwhichtobuildhiscostspractice.

Ianhas2adultchildren(bothatuniversity)andisLondonbased.Aformerrugbyplayer(stillalong-sufferingmemberofBlackheath)andmiddle-distancerunner,IanspeaksFrench,someGermanandItalianandisinterestedinolderandclassiccarsandmoderndesign.

IANSIMPSON

ADDRESS218StrandLondonWC2R1AT

DX232ChanceryLaneTel:03000300218

SENIORCLERKChelseaSparks

[email protected]

Tel:03000300218

CONTACTS+44(0)77525059647

[email protected]

WEBwww.218Chambers.com

PRACTICE

PersonalInjuryInsuranceCosts

CreditHireLitigation

LOCATIONSLondon/acrossEngland&

Wales