Simon Croall KC

Simon Croall is an established commercial silk who has appeared in every court (including twice in the House of Lords). He is a sought after trial advocate and is respected in the appellate courts. Much of his work has been in International Arbitration. He led the team for Owners in landmark case on remoteness in contract damages Transfield Shipping v Mercator Shipping (“The Achilleas”) [2009] 1 AC 61. Recent reported highlights include another important case on damages Fulton Shipping v Globalia (The New Flamenco) in both the Court of Appeal [2016] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 383 and below [2014] 2 Lloyd’s Rep. 230, Mitsui v Beteiligungsgesellschaft (“The Longchamp”) [2016] EWCA 708, where the Court of Appeal ruled on controversial aspects of general average in the context of piracy, Essar Shipping v Bank of China [2016] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 427 on factors relevant to the grant of anti suit injunctions and ST Shipping v Space Shipping [2016] 2 Lloyd’s 17 on arbitration appeals. Simon is particularly well known for his experience in: shipping and commodities, commercial litigation, International Arbitration, energy, insurance and Information Technology (for example De Beers v Atos Origin [2011] BLR 274, a claim arising out of a large scale IT project). He also has a global practice with a depth of experience working with Chinese and south east Asian clients.

Call 1986 (Middle). Silk 2008.

COMBAR, Society for Computers and the Law, London Maritime Arbitrators Association and Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration.

MA (cantab) 1st Class Honours.