Tax issues on stake sales and investment into managers: structuring, pitfalls and steps to take now
About
Simon specialises in competition litigation and collective actions, and has extensive experience of advising in relation to both High Court trials, proceedings in the Competition Appeal Tribunal and alternative forms of dispute resolution.
He has particular experience of group litigation, both in the context of commercial disputes and in private damages actions for competition law breaches.
His practice includes co-ordinating and advising in relation to English law issues arising out of overseas proceedings, as well as in proceedings brought in the English courts, and he advises corporates, international banks and private wealth funds as well as certain high-net-worth individuals.
Simon is ranked in the Legal 500, Chambers and Partners and Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal) for competition litigation.
Experience
- Advising Performing Right Society in relation to proposed collective proceedings alleging anti-competitive conduct in relation to the distribution of musical royalties.
- Advising Prysmian in relation to various damages actions and collective proceedings brought against a number of Defendants concerning anti-competitive conduct relating to EC Decision AT.39610 (Power Cables).
- Advising a major international bank in relation to private damages actions and collective proceedings brought against a number of Defendants arising out of anti-competitive conduct in relation to foreign exchange.
- Advising a client in relation to multiple private damages actions and collective proceedings brought against a number of Defendants concerning EC Decision AT.39824 (Trucks).
- Advising a client in relation to private damages actions in relation to certain patent settlement agreements.
- Advising a commercial enterprise in relation to its potential exposure to the LIBOR investigations.
- Advising a group of companies including UK plcs and other private companies in relation to allegations of unlawful means conspiracy, breach of the Data Protection Act, breach of confidence and defamation (Various Claimants v Sir Robert McAlpine & others [2015] EWHC 3543 (QB)).