Commercial
In addition to the specific areas identified above Frederick is regularly instructed in commercial disputes of all sizes more generally including matters relating to misrepresentation, breach of contract, sale and supply of goods and services, personal guarantees, bailment, fiduciary duties and duties of good faith, and advancing and defending allegations of fraud. Frederick sits on the COMBAR India Committee.
Frederick additionally has wide experience of interlocutory matters arising in commercial claims (e.g. questions of jurisdiction), and has particular experience of seeking security for costs against litigation funders having appeared in two of the leading decisions: Rowe v Ingenious [2021] EWCA Civ 29 and Various Claimants v Mercedes-Benz [2024] EWHC 695 (KB).
Selected Cases
- Sole counsel for an IT consultancy and its directors accused of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty by an alleged former client. Drafted the defence and represented at mediation; settled on favourable terms.
- Advising on a mooted forum non conveniens application by an English company carrying on business in Northern Ireland and facing a claim from a Gibraltar company.
News
- Frederick Simpson successful in defending ‘letter of intent’ claim
- Crown Office Chambers feature in three of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2025
Events
Blogs
Articles
- Supreme Court restates principles of private nuisance
- Carlo Taczalski and Frederick Simpson are successful in the Court of Appeal Cross-undertakings have little place in the security for costs regime
Qualifications
- MA Philosophy (Cantab)
- GDL, BPTC (University of Law)
- Academic Scholar, Christ’s College Cambridge
- ‘Best Junior Officer’ Sword, Irish Guards
- Lord Brougham Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
- Debating Shield, Lincoln’s Inn
- Lord Denning Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
Memberships
- COMBAR
- PNBA
- TECBAR
- SCL
- LCLCBA
- ACIArb
- LCIA YIAG
Recommendations
“Frederick is diligent, methodical and a really good drafter.”
Chambers & Partners, 2025
“He is an outstanding junior. He is legally and strategically astute with an outstanding eye for detail. He is a real go-to for a junior on construction matters. His style of advocacy is confident and composed.”
Legal 500, 2025
“Freddy is very hard-working and has a great demeanour. Freddy’s drafting is exceptionally clear and easy to follow.”
Legal 500, 2024
