Up and Coming
Provided by Simon Hall
Simon Hall is a partner in Carey Olsen's dispute resolution and litigation practice in the British Virgin Islands (BVI).
Simon moved to the BVI in 2015 and has significant BVI litigation experience. His caseload has primarily involved shareholder / director disputes, fraud and asset tracing, contentious trust and probate, and insolvency work. This has also included a wide array of interlocutory work including applications for freezing orders, prohibitory injunctions and the appointment of receivers. Simon has conducted litigation before the BVI Commercial Court, ECSC Court of Appeal and the Privy Council. He has acted for a wide range of clients including large financial institutions, high net worth individuals, insolvency practitioners and professional trustees.
Simon also has considerable advocacy experience and regularly appears as lead and junior counsel before the BVI Commercial Court and ECSC Court of Appeal. He has conducted numerous trials in the BVI as well as interlocutory hearings (on and without notice), and interlocutory and final appeals.
Simon was admitted as a solicitor of England and Wales in 2013 (currently non-practising) and admitted in the BVI in 2015. Simon has also obtained his Higher Rights of Audience.
Simon joined Carey Olsen in 2020, having spent over five and a half years in the BVI office of Maples and Calder, where he was an associate in the litigation team.
Simon is First Vice President of the BVI Bar Association, and is also a member of the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (RISA), and the Law Society of England and Wales. He also sits on the BVI Commercial Court Users Committee.
Simon is ranked as Up and Coming for Dispute Resolution by Chambers and Partners and features in their Global Guide for 2023. He is also ranked for Dispute Resolution and as a Rising Star by The Legal 500. Simon is listed in Who's Who Legal for Asset Recovery.
Provided by Chambers
Simon Hall reputed for his expertise in litigation. He handles shareholder disputes, as well as fraud, asset tracing and contentious trust matters.
Provided by Chambers
"Simon is a rising star. He is confident and competent. He is an outstanding tactician who sees around the corners."
"Simon has a very impressive wealth of experience. He doesn't seem fazed by any area of the law."
"Simon is a rising star. He is confident and competent. He is an outstanding tactician who sees around the corners."
"Simon has a very impressive wealth of experience. He doesn't seem fazed by any area of the law."
