Simon Hubbard

Simon is a specialist commercial and insurance litigator. He has over 15 years’ experience advising clients on risk management, civil litigation, regulatory proceedings, and insurance claims.

Simon’s practice focuses on corporate governance, professional risks, defamation, government liability, and contractual disputes. He manages a range of matters from sensitive and high-profile to routine disputes, including shareholder class actions, regulatory proceedings, white-collar crime, mass torts, and discrimination claims. He also acts in complex commercial, governmental, and regulatory matters involving governance issues, public law considerations, and reputational risk.

Simon advises a variety of clients, including government entities, charities, publicly listed corporations, and small‑to‑medium enterprises. He also has extensive experience representing public officials, corporate directors, and senior executives His client base spans the building and construction, energy and resources, financial services, healthcare, and technology, as well as professional services industries.

Simon collaborates with his clients to provide strategic advice aimed at achieving commercial outcomes. An important part of this is taking the time to understand his client’s business, so that the protection of their interests can be built into any resolution strategy. He is known for achieving timely, commercial resolutions to claims that limit risk and ongoing costs.