SILK PROFILE

Simon Atrill KC

UK Bar 2026

Fountain Court Chambers

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Banking & Finance

London (Bar)

17 years ranked

Fraud: Civil

London (Bar)

14 years ranked

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

14 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Civil and commercial litigation including banking, financial services, insurance/reinsurance, civil fraud, pharmaceuticals and professional negligence.

Chambers and Partners Banking and Finance Junior of the Year 2019; shortlisted three further times.

Recent cases: Russian aircraft insurance claims (for war risk insurers); Law Debenture v Ukraine (first instance to Supreme Court); Times Travel (SC, economic duress); Al Saud v Gibbs (fraudulent advisor); NOx emissions group litigation; Madison Pacific v PrivatBank (Notes, illegality); Kodric v Bitstamp (options, cryptocurrency exchange); Group Seven v Nasir (trial, CA: fraud); Blue v Mike Ashley (oral agreement); NBT v Yurov (fraud); Marme v RBS (misrepresentation); BTA Bank v Ablyazov; OFT v Abbey National (retail bank charges) [2010] 1 A.C. 696); Group Seven v Sultana [2014] 1 W.L.R. 735 (freezing injunctions), [2014] EWHC 2046 (Ch) (trial), [2015] EWCA Civ 631; BAT v Windward [2014] 2 All ER (Comm) 757; swaps and PPI litigation; IBC v MAR [2010] 1 All ER (Comm) 112; ICB v Akingbola; various cases in Cayman Islands, Hong Kong and Trinidad and Tobago.

Career

Called 2005. Silk 2023.

Professional Memberships

COMBAR.

Publications

Legal Privilege and Mandatory Disclosure under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 [2005] LMCLQ; "Choice of Law in Contract" (2004) ICLQ; several in Cambridge Law Journal.

Personal

St Catharine's College, Cambridge (Double First); St John's College, Oxford (BCL, Distinction); University of Pennsylvania (LLM, summa cum laude).

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Banking & Finance - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Simon Atrill KC is highly experienced in acting for a broad variety of investment and retail banks in matters involving derivative disputes and swaps mis-selling. He has experience of acting in leading banking disputes, many of which are international in nature, including those concerning alleged EURIBOR manipulation.

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Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Simon Atrill KC has deployed his talents in several major multimillion-pound fraud trials. Much of his work is international in nature, and he has notable expertise in Russian cases. He is sought out by both claimants and defendants.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Simon is very nice to work with and intelligent.
Banking & FinanceUK Bar
Simon is very clever and diligent.
Banking & FinanceUK Bar
A calm, serious advocate who is a clever, clear and a safe pair of hands.
Fraud: CivilUK Bar
He is excellent advocate who is very measured and reads the courtroom well.
Fraud: CivilUK Bar
He has a deep understanding of commercial legal issues, in particular in the area of conflict of laws, and is an advocate who judges trust.
Fraud: CivilUK Bar
Simon is really strategic. He aims to take the bigger picture and a more holistic view of a case.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar