Simon Bishop
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Simon Bishop specialises in commercial litigation with a focus on disputes in the financial services sector.
Expertise
Simon has advised on dozens of disputes relating to banking and financial markets, including claims concerning securities issuances and trading (usually acting on behalf of groups of investors), derivatives and other financial instruments, bank support units, financial benchmark manipulation, banking fraud. Simon also acts in disputes relating to breaches of competition law and general commercial matters, and has represented clients in various Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales, including the Chancery and Queen’s Bench Divisions of the High Court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal, and the Court of Appeal. He is experienced in alternative dispute resolution, particularly mediation and arbitration (under various rules).
Simon also advises on disputes relating to the environment and climate change, in both commercial and public law contexts, and has expertise in relation to claims on behalf of investors arising from issues connected to climate change and corporate reporting.
Before training as a solicitor, Simon worked in derivatives and structured products for various leading financial services institutions, including Morgan Stanley and State Street. The technical and industry knowledge gained during that time continues to benefit his clients.
Clients
His clients include institutional asset managers, publicly listed companies, small and medium-sized enterprises, global NGOs, firms of solicitors, insolvency office holders, Members of Parliament and lobbying groups.
LLB (Hons) Law, University of Law
Legal Practice Course, University of Law
Graduate Diploma in Law, University of Law
BA (Hons) Philosophy and English Literature, The University of Sussex
Solicitor, England & Wales, 2013
Member - Financial Services Lawyers Association
Contributor - All-Party Parliamentary Group on Fair Business Banking
Chambers UK
Ranked 'Up and Coming' lawyer, Simon 'has highly specialised knowledge in mis-selling and derivatives” and “he is extremely good to work with, has fantastic client skills and is a formidable negotiator.' - Banking Litigation, Chambers UK, 2024
'Simon has an excellent grasp of the issues... he has an excellent understanding of client needs and is solutioned-focused.' - Banking Litigation, Chambers UK, 2023
Senior Associate Simon Bishop has a burgeoning litigation practice, with notable experience assisting with claims related to the mis-selling of financial products and benchmark manipulation. Ranked as an ‘Associate to Watch’. "He is exceptionally bright, very hard-working and operates at the level you would expect for a partner. He has an exceptional eye for the granular details." "He is a very sensible and helpful associate." - Banking Litigation – Mainly Claimant, Chambers UK 2022
Legal 500 UK
Key lawyer, ‘Simon Bishop is brilliant. There were times when I needed to listen to their advice, which was given professionally, courteously and in a simple but effective way.’ and ‘Simon Bishop: technically brilliant and a great strategic brain - he is simultaneously on top of every detail of the case and also has an excellent understanding of the big picture and how the case is likely to play out. Has a skill for identifying and leveraging the other side's weaknesses. He is also a real pleasure to work with.' - Banking Litigation, Investment and Retail, 2025
'Key lawyer, Simon Bishop and the team understand the broader context and wider strategic motivations of clients.’ - Environment, 2025
'Key Lawyer, Simon Bishop is the complete package. He is very knowledgeable, an excellent technical lawyer and a great strategist. He is also a really nice person to work with.’ - Banking Litigation, 2024
‘Simon Bishop is a pleasure to work with – willing to think outside the box to find appropriate solutions.’ - Real Estate: Environment, 2024
Simon Bishop is recognised as a 'key lawyer, [he's] absolutely brilliant. Simon has excellent technical knowledge and an exceptional eye for detail, whilst also being a very strong strategist.' - Banking Litigation, 2023
Recognised as a 'key lawyer, Simon Bishop is an exceptional lawyer. He has a masterly ability to be completely on top of the details whilst also making consistently brilliant decisions and really understanding the overall direction of a case. [He] has first rate technical legal skills and commercial instinct and is a real asset to any case. He is also a delight to wok with.' - Commercial Litigation, 2023
'Simon Bishop is fantastically bright and remains the best Associate/Senior Associate that I have worked with. He has insider industry experience, having previously worked in banking, which is a real asset to claimants when litigating against banks.' - Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, 2022
'Simon Bishop: is fantastically bright. He has an unparalleled eye for detail and really gets stuck into the substance of his cases, with a degree of enthusiasm and rigour that goes well above and beyond the norm. Simon is also very business-minded and is brilliant at spotting legal trends and identifying emerging issues in litigation.' - Commercial Litigation: Premium, 2022
‘Senior associate Simon Bishop is extremely bright and has an exceptional eye for detail. He remains calm under pressure and is a real team player. He has consistently impressed me with his legal analysis and is probably the best non-partner solicitor I have ever worked with.' - Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, 2021
'Simon Bishop is a great thinker and strategist' and is 'unusually easy to deal with and always works hard.' - Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, 2021
'Has fantastic knowledge of financial products and banking processes'. - Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, 2021
Simon Bishop is recognised as a 'key member'. - Banking Litigation: Investment and Retail, 2020
Lawdragon
Simon was recognised by Lawdragon in 2024 in their list of 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers for Financial and Environmental Litigation
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Simon Bishop: technically brilliant and a great strategic brain - he is simultaneously on top of every detail of the case and also has an excellent understanding of the big picture and how the case is likely to play out. Has a skill for identifying and leveraging the other side's weaknesses. He is also a real pleasure to work with.
Simon has highly specialised knowledge in mis-selling and derivatives and he is extremely good to work with, has fantastic client skills and is a formidable negotiator.
Simon Bishop is the complete package. He is very knowledgeable, an excellent technical lawyer and a great strategist. He is also a really nice person to work with.
Simon has an excellent grasp of the issues... he has an excellent understanding of client needs and is solutioned-focused.
Simon Bishop is an exceptional lawyer. He has a masterly ability to be completely on top of the details whilst also making consistently brilliant tactical decisions and really understanding the overall direction of a case. Simon has first rate technical legal skills and commercial instinct and is a real asset on any case. He is also an absolute delight to work with.
Simon has excellent technical knowledge and an exceptional eye for detail, whilst also being a very strong strategist. He is also a delight to work with.
He is exceptionally bright, very hard-working and operates at the level you would expect for a partner.
He has an unparalleled eye for detail and really gets stuck into the substance of his cases, with a degree of enthusiasm and rigour that goes well above and beyond the norm.
He's very smart and has an exceptional eye for detail - he is completely on top of every aspect of a case.
Simon Bishop is extremely bright and has an exceptional eye for detail. He remains calm under pressure and is a real team player.
He is both client- and business-orientated, has excellent communication skills and offers clear strategic vision.
He has consistently impressed me with his legal analysis and is probably the best non-partner solicitor I have ever worked with.
A very able litigator.
Simon Bishop is 'a great thinker and strategist' and is 'unusually easy to deal with and always works hard'.