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)

• 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 Valuer's claim withdrawn on the eve of trial with indemnity costs payable.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.

"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