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Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Simon Taube KC is a respected silk who is regularly sought after for the most complex trust disputes, both domestically and overseas, within a wider practice that covers all areas of traditional chancery. He is frequently trusted with the most high-value work.
Strengths
Simon incredibly user-friendly. He breaks things down and makes things very easy to understand. He also turns things around quickly. You can't fault him.
Simon Taube is very thoughtful, robust but also sensible. He is great at getting into the detail, and clients have complete faith and confidence in him.
Simon Taube's reputation within the field is well deserved. He is truly outstanding.
Offshore - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Simon Taube KC is a go-to silk for major trusts, estates and tax issues, who handles contentious and non-contentious work. His practice also incorporates charity, professional negligence and property matters. He acts and advises in a number of offshore jurisdictions, including the Channel Islands, Bermuda and the Bahamas, and is particularly noted for his trusts-related fraud work.
Strengths
One of the few superstars of contentious trust matters and very sought after for that.
Simon is very thoughtful, robust but also sensible.
Charities - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Simon Taube KC of Ten Old Square is a leading silk who frequently represents parties in some of the most prominent charity litigation in the UK and who is additionally versed in conducting cases in other common law jurisdictions. His expertise covers related chancery areas such as estates and professional negligence. He is also well versed in UK and foreign trusts law, including trustees' rights of indemnity, jurisdiction clauses, the Data Protection Act and trusts, and issues of trust taxation.
Strengths
Simon is a leader in his field. He's got an incredible ability to understand and get on top of a huge number of documents with such a level of detail, but can take a step back and advise very broadly.
He is very experienced, and has written some lovely opinions. His advice is great.
Trusts - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Simon Taube KC is a highly respected barrister able to skilfully handle domestic and cross-border trusts disputes. He is well versed in trust taxation and cases relating to fiduciary duties. Taube has significant experience acting in key offshore locations, including the BVI, the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.
Strengths
Simon is head and shoulders above his peers and incredibly user-friendly. He breaks things down and makes things very easy to understand. He also turns things around quickly.
Simon is very attentive, on point, incredibly smart and someone whohas excellent manner with clients. He also enjoys close relations with, and the respect of, his peers.
Simon is a joy to instruct; he's always able to get to the nub of the issue and help find a pragmatic answer.
Simon has a brilliant mind and a superb sense of humour which goes down well with clients.