Simon Curtis is a maritime lawyer with extensive experience in shipbuilding and offshore procurement matters.
As the sole author of the first four editions and co-author of the fifth edition of the textbook, The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts, published by Informa Law from Routledge, June 2020 – Simon has extensive knowledge of English law on marine construction. He has been cited in each edition of The World’s Leading Shipping and Maritime Lawyers since 1998.
Simon lectures regularly on a range of shipbuilding and offshore issues, including contracts for the construction and employment of FSOs and FPSOs, and is also a contributing author to Ship Building, Sale and Finance and Force Majeure and Frustration of Contract, also published by Informa Law Library.
Simon is recognised in the 2020 UK edition of The Legal 500, Legalease, the international directory of law firms on their elite list of leading individuals in shipping. Previously Legal 500 reported that he "very experienced" and that "clients praise …. Simon Curtis for his first-rate knowledge of the law, vast experience in the area and sound tactical sense.” Simon has been recognised as one of the “top five” maritime lawyers in the UK in the Guide to the Best of the Best, Legal Media Group since 1998, and recognised as one of the world’s foremost legal practitioners in the shipping category of Who’s Who Legal, Law Business Research since 2008, when it was first published.
Simon also continues to be recognised as a leading lawyer in the Shipping section of the 2020 edition of Chambers UK, Chambers and Partners, who report that "Simon Curtis is a renowned practitioner in the shipbuilding sphere, often acting for clients in the LNG industry. Previously Chambers UK have reported that Simon is “a heavyweight who is highly regarded in the [shipping] industry and very tuned in and knowledgeable in the shipping field."
Simon served on the Board of Directors of Haynes and Boone between 2016-2019.
Simon Curtis is a maritime lawyer with extensive experience in shipbuilding and offshore procurement matters.
As the author of the first four editions of the textbook, The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts, published by Informa Law Library – the fourth edition of which was published in November 2012 – Simon has extensive knowledge of English law on marine construction. He has been cited in each edition of The World’s Leading Shipping and Maritime Lawyers since 1998.
Simon lectures regularly on a range of shipbuilding and offshore issues, including contracts for the construction and employment of FSOs and FPSOs, and is also a contributing author to Ship Building, Sale and Finance and Force Majeure and Frustration of Contract, also published by Informa Law Library.
Simon is recognised in the 2017 UK edition of The Legal 500, Legalease, the international directory of law firms, on their elite list of leading individuals in shipping, and is "noted for shipbuilding and offshore procurement matters." Simon is also recommended in the oil and gas section as "clients praise team leader Simon Curtis for his 'first-rate knowledge of the law, vast experience in the area and sound tactical sense.'"
Simon is a leading lawyer in the Shipping section of the 2018 edition of Chambers UK, Chambers and Partners, stating "Simon Curtis concentrates his practice on advising clients on maritime law. He is prominent … in the areas of shipbuilding and offshore procurement.” Simon is a member of the board of directors at Haynes and Boone.