LLB / BA
Simon is a Partner and leads the Trade and Transport Team. He has extensive domestic and international experience advising on aviation, shipping, marine insurance, logistics, commodities trading, trade finance, and international debt recovery. He acts for shipowners, aircraft testers and operators, exporters, logistics companies, brokers, P&I Clubs, marine underwriters, and commodities traders.
Qualified in both New Zealand and England, Simon rejoined Hesketh Henry in 2017 after 16 years abroad, including six years in London and ten years in Dubai. He regularly assists clients with commercial issues arising from domestic and international trade, including drafting and negotiating charterparties, bills of lading, shipping contracts, trade finance instruments, and sale and purchase agreements for ships and aircraft
Simon’s maritime law expertise spans both dry and wet shipping matters, including disputes over carriage of goods, shipbuilding, collisions, and hull damage. His commodities experience covers coal, metals, oil, fertilisers, and agricultural products, with disputes handled in forums such as LCIA, ICC, and GAFTA.
He has global litigation experience, regularly handling disputes in international arbitration and the English High Courts, and managing claims across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.
Simon is recognised as a leading individual by international legal directories; Chambers Asia-Pacific and Legal500 Asia Pacific and as a preeminent transport lawyer by Doyles Guide.
Simon is also an active member of several industry and business organisations, including BIMCO (Baltic and International Maritime Council), Maritime Law Association, Marine Transport Association, New Zealand Pacific Business Council, New Zealand Marina Operators Association, and the New Zealand Fiji Business Council. He also serves on the Executive Board of the New Zealand Middle East Business Council.
