Guildhall’s Hugh Sims KC and Simon Passfield KC called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands

Guildhall Chambers’ Hugh Sims and Simon Passfield KC have each been admitted to practise as a Barrister of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court by the Honourable Madam Justice Sonya Young at hearings on 27 June and 29 July 2024.?

Hugh’s petition for admission was presented to the Court by Charlie Goldblatt and Simon’s by André Sheckleford, of Conyers' BVI practice.?We are enormously grateful for their support, as well as for the considerable assistance of Conyer’s Delphine Bryan and Matthew Brown.

Simon (“exceptional knowledge and ability”,?“clear thinking, technically excellent and really client friendly”–?The Legal 500) is a specialist insolvency silk who undertakes litigation and advisory work in all areas of insolvency and restructuring law.?Simon was appointed King’s Counsel this year.

Hugh (“an absolutely brilliant advocate with an exceptional brain; he lives for the court” – Chambers UK Bar)?has outstanding and broad-ranging commercial and insolvency expertise which has often seen him involved in international matters and work involving offshore jurisdictions.

Guildhall’s Hugh Sims KC and Simon Passfield KC called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands - Guildhall Chambers