Simon Hall
Practice Expertise
Areas of Practice
- Dispute Resolution and Litigation
- Restructuring and Insolvency
Profile
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.
Areas of Practice
- Dispute Resolution and Litigation
- Restructuring and Insolvency
Professional Career
Recent Experience Appointment of a liquidator to an insolvent company incorporated in the British Virgin IslandsDirectors' duties on the insolvency of a BVI company22 Carey Olsen lawyers recognised in 2024 edition of The Legal 500 CaribbeanBritish Virgin Islands Litigation Guide 2024 (Chambers) 18 Carey Olsen lawyers recognised in Chambers Global 2024 Guide Norwich Pharmacal applications against BVI registered agents: BVI Commercial Court provides new guidanceCompany restoration - British Virgin IslandsCarey Olsen sponsors Asset Recovery Americas 2024 Winding up vs arbitration – stay of creditor’s winding up proceedings refused by Privy CouncilFreezing injunctions in the BVI: a recent development from England
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