Masters of the Bench

Called in 1979, Master Readhead began his career on the Midland and Oxford Circuit and was Junior of the Circuit from 1989-1990.  Since 1990 his practice has involved clinical and other professional liability cases and public and administrative law.  He took Silk in 2006.  For many years Simon served on the Bar Council’s Costs Panel.  He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1995 and has been a Recorder since 2000.  Simon has been an advocacy trainer for the Inn since 2004 and since 2010 has also lectured on the advocacy course.  Outside the law, Simon has, in his time, worked both as a part-time mortuary technician and as a libel reader for The Sun newspaper.