Simon practises in commercial litigation and public law. He appears in trials and appeals and has particular expertise in disputes sitting at the crossover of public and private law.
In commercial law, Simon’s experience spans property, shareholder, insurance and general commercial disputes as well as commercial applications of equity and trusts. He has significant experience with large-scale claims in nuisance, particularly in the wind farm industry, and acts for and against regulators in regulatory investigations and proceedings.
In public law, Simon specialises in cases that mix public law with private law liability – including malicious prosecution, misfeasance in public office, false imprisonment, novel duties in negligence, public interest immunity and class actions. He also has experience in judicial review proceedings in superior courts.
Simon appears in inquiries, including Royal Commissions, and acted long-term for Victoria Police and individual officers in the Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants.
Before coming to the Bar, Simon was Associate to the Hon Justice Michelle Gordon AC of the High Court of Australia and a Senior Associate in commercial litigation at Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
Since 2020, he has lectured in private law at the University of Melbourne, teaching subjects including Remedies, Equity & Trusts and Property. His academic work has appeared in the Australian Law Journal, Journal of Contract Law, Criminal Law Journal and others.
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*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation
