Simon Pulleyn

Background

About Simon Pulleyn

Persuasive self-motivated professional with extensive experience in high-value insurance and reinsurance litigation, general commercial litigation, and property Litigation. Skilled in representing client interests, working diligently to examine case merits, reducing risks, and propelling positive resolutions to complex legal matters. Capable of drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and litigating contracts, appeals, and a broad range of legal documents while effectively interpreting laws and rules. A solid history of success in arguing terms for a hypothetical lease in a rent review arbitration for prestigious A1 West End premises: found case overlooked by counsel, achieved rental uplift of £300K P.A. and seven-figure increase in freehold price. Proven linguistic abilities by securing prestigious scholarships by examination at Oxford University. Articulate and refined communicator with near-native command of French, intermediate Italian, Spanish, German, as well as post-doctoral knowledge of Classical Greek and Latin and reading knowledge of Classical Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian. Some of my career achievements are: Acted for insurers in a $50M reinsurance coverage arbitration concerning the scope of back-to-back reinsurance. Represented insurers in a $100M product liability dispute in London arbitration, with New York substantive law and English procedural law. Defence in the Commercial Court of a $200M broker’s negligence claim with a key focus on understanding and handling complex issues of law and logistical challenges in terms of electronic disclosure. Oversaw £2.8M E&O claims against Lloyd’s underwriters for an insured travel agency and acted in a reported Commercial Court case in a sizeable dispute over commission with brokers. Managed a major case that involved an exploding agricultural factory in France by travelling to Paris for a meeting and interviewing a witness while dealing with all the French documents.