Simon Davis

Simon Davis has a general commercial, civil and construction practice, with particular experience and expertise in commercial arbitration, both international and domestic.

Since joining the Bar in 2004, Simon has acted and advised on a variety of matters across a wide range of industry sectors, and has appeared regularly in superior courts and tribunals, arbitrations and mediations.

Simon also regularly sits as arbitrator, expert and mediator in international and domestic matters.

Before coming to the Bar, Simon had 12 years’ experience in major commercial law firms – from 2000 to 2004 at Allens in Perth; and from 1993 to 2000 at Freshfields in London and Paris, where he gained particular experience in international arbitration.

Simon is a Fellow and Panel Member of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA), a member of the Panel of Arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and the List of Arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), and a Fellow and former Councillor of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

He also regularly co-teaches the International Commercial Arbitration unit at the University of Western Australia, and acts as a lecturer and tutor on CIArb's International Arbitration Diploma Courses. He is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences, often on arbitration-related topics. He is fluent in French, has a working knowledge of German and speaks basic Italian.