Simon Oakes is a barrister at Outer Temple Chambers, London. He specialises in commercial and pensions law, with a particular focus on banking & financial services matters. He has been involved in major financial services cases in recent years, including the LIBOR test case of Graiseley Properties Ltd v Barclays Bank Plc in the Court of Appeal, and Hockin v Royal Bank of Scotland in the High Court. He has particular experience of LIBOR, and various banks’ global restructuring groups and business support units.

Having been seconded to both the Financial Services Authority and The Pensions Regulator, Oakes has acted for individuals in complex regulatory cases, including those brought by international banking regulators.