
Simeon read Law with French at Leicester and Strasbourg universities, qualifying as a solicitor in 1992.
With both contentious and transactional insolvency expertise, Simeon advises insolvency practitioners, banks, distressed companies and individuals in a wide range of both corporate and personal insolvency matters. His corporate transactional work has an administration bias with the preparation of business sales being a particular specialism. In personal insolvency matters, Simeon has a specialist European Regulation practice, advising individuals, practitioners and creditors on the application of the European Regulation and what is known as COMI shifting or bankruptcy tourism.
Simeon has edited and written works on Company Meetings in insolvency proceedings and the disqualification legislation for directors. He also lectures to insolvency practitioners and lawyers both in England and abroad on procedural and substantive elements of insolvency law and practice.
Having been a member of R3 for many years he was delighted to be elected to Council and has served as Chair of the Small Practices Group for the last five years.
Contact
Telephone:
+44 (0)20 7691 4166
Simeon Gilchrist's depth of knowledge is second to none
Chambers UK 2023
Expertise
Administrations and Receiverships
Bankruptcies and Liquidations
Civil Fraud
Confiscation and Restraint proceedings
Director Disqualification proceedings
Individual and Company Voluntary Arrangements
LPA Receiverships
Restructuring processes
Credentials
Ranked as Band 1 in Chambers UK 2023
Recommended in the Legal 500 UK 2023
Member and Council Member of R3
Chair of Small Practices Group for R3
Member of INSOL Europe
Member of the French Chamber of Commerce
Simeon's Blogs

Blog - 11/04/2023
Insolvency Practitioners beware – The poten...
Employment

Blog - 10/11/2022
Gone but not forgotten: G-Tech rises again ...
Restructuring & Insolvency

Blog - 24/07/2020
Reflections on the reflective loss principle ...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Blog - 01/06/2020
Debenhams and administration: Court of Appeal...
Restructuring & Insolvency