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Simon Colton KC

UK Bar 2026

One Essex Court

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

19 years ranked

Fraud: Civil

London (Bar)

1 year ranked

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Simon Colton KC has a well-regarded commercial practice, where he is frequently instructed in complex civil fraud cases relating to conspiracy, breach of contract and deceit. Additionally, he has experience leading matters for the Serious Fraud Office.

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Strengths

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He is effortlessly bright and a brilliant cross-examiner who is very on top of the detail.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
Simon is extremely intelligent whilst also being user-friendly and on top of the detail, more so than most KC's. He's punchy without being arrogant and is a genuine pleasure to work with.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
Simon cuts through the most complex legal analysis. He is client-friendly, superb on strategy and incredibly responsive.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
He is great at being nimble and solution-oriented.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
Simon Colton is a superb advocate. He has a phenomenal mind to digest lots of information and comes up with a clear strategy.
Fraud: CivilUK Bar
His submissions are incredibly crisp and clear, and he is so calm and clear in his delivery that he is very persuasive to judges.
Fraud: CivilUK Bar