Simon Ridding

  • Year of Call 2024

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Introduction

Introduction

Simon comes to chambers as a transferring solicitor with a varied background in several of chambers main practice areas including civil, commercial, international and regulatory. The bulk of his experience is in the field of class action litigation having worked on and managed some of the highest profile actions in recent years, mainly in the field of data protection and privacy.

His practice in chambers focusses on data protection/privacy, cyber, housing, regulatory, asylum/immigration, costs, civil actions against the police and public bodies, public law and international human rights law. Simon regularly acts for housing associations in a variety of housing related matters such as disrepair and injunctive relief related to anti-social behaviour. He is also regularly instructed by the government, regulators and trade unions in relation to regulatory matters and acts as junior to more senior members of chambers in the upper tribunals and court of appeal. 

Simon is committed to pro bono and acts on a number of matters for those who are unable to afford legal representation. He is willing to consider any matter on a pro bono basis should there be a definite need. 

 

Qualifications

Notable Cases

Asylum

Housing

Regulatory

Civil

Inquests

International Human Rights

Memberships