Simon Bradshaw

Brief Career Details

Simon served for 17 years as an engineering officer in the RAF, gaining extensive experience in project management, technical analysis and personnel and budget administration. He left in 2007 as a squadron leader having obtained a law degree with the OU, then undertook an LLM in IP and IT law before qualifying for the Bar. Following his Call, Simon worked within the Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary, University of London, researching the legal issues arising from cloud computing. He remains a Visiting Fellow at CCLS and has taught IP law at the University of Exeter.

Civil/Employment

Simon practises in a broad range of civil matters and has experience in commercial, corporate, employment, partnership and property disputes (including landlord/tenant, boundary and covenant cases), as well as personal injury and chancery work. Simon’s technical background gives him a particular interest in disputes relating to technology, project management and intellectual property and he is keen to develop his practice in these areas.

Criminal/Regulatory

Simon accepts instructions in the criminal courts on specialist and regulatory matters such as those relating to offences under the Communications Act, Data Protection Act and Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. He has extensive practical experience in workplace management that he can bring to bear in respect of health and safety cases. Simon has defended a range of road traffic prosecutions and is also interested in instruction in specialist ‘white collar’ areas including Fraud Act and Bribery Act cases.

Family

Simon is regularly instructed in child cases, and has represented clients in both public law care applications arising from allegations of neglect and harm and private law cases relating to residence, contact and prohibited steps orders. In addition he has experience of domestic violence cases and associated remedies such as non-molestation and occupation orders.