Simon Wilton

Year of call: 1993

Specialist areas: professional negligence, commercial including insurance litigation, general tort, regulatory & disciplinary.

Education: University of Sussex/Universite de Montpellier.  BA English with French (1st class).
City University.  Diploma in Law (Commendation); Bar Vocational Course.  Inns of Court School of Law (Very Competent)

Publications and lectures

• Editor of the Lloyds Reports (Professional negligence)

• Defending City firm in arbitrated professional negligence claim (2011).
• Acting for financial adviser sued in part 20 proceedings as part of the Innovator and Gentech Technology Scheme litigation.
• Coomber v Alan Bloom (& Ors) (2010): Acting for LPA receivers in multi-party action brought by property developers arising out of the collapse of ‘The Icelandic Bank'. Claim struck out after 3-day hearing before Lewison J.
• Nationwide BS v Barnes Kirkwood Woolf v Hiscox (2010): Led by Christopher Symons QC, acting for insurer defending declinature on grounds of dishonesty of a valuer's claim for an indemnity with respect to a lender's £2.5m negligence claim. Valuer's claim withdrawn on the eve of trial with indemnity costs payable.
• Bonham v (1) Fishwick; (2) Fenner [2008] EWCA Civ 33: acting for accountant trustee sued for breach of trust. Case struck out by Evans-Lombe J in 2007. Appeal dismissed by Court of Appeal.

"Simon Wilton is known for the "easy to digest, sound, practical advice' he provides on a wide range of professional negligence matters. Such is his reputation that solicitors trust him with some of their more difficult cases." Chambers UK 2012

"Simon Wilton is exceptionally bright, and delights clients with his 'well-written, concise advice and pleadings'." Chambers UK 2011

"Quick-thinking Simon Wilton is 'astoundingly good on his feet' and impresses sources by constantly winning his cases. His practice covers a wide range of professions, including solicitors, surveyors, insurance brokers and accountants. He recently successfully defended an appeal to the Court of Appeal in a ‘lost litigation' case against solicitors, a barrister and an expert witness." Chambers UK 2010 

"Simon Wilton is 'dependable, reliable and a safe pair of hands,' agree clients. He has appeared in a number of important professional negligence cases in the County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal." Chambers UK 2009