Tim's practice is focused on heavyweight commercial litigation and international arbitration. He is regularly instructed in complex, multi-jurisdictional and high value commercial disputes, which often involves allegations of fraudulent wrongdoing, raises issues of private international law or requires applications for urgent injunctive relief. Tim has particular experience of, and interest in, acting for or against sovereign states and their various emanations. He has been involved in cases before the courts of the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia (among others). His arbitration experience includes proceedings under the LCIA, ICC, DIFC, HKIAC and SIAC Rules.

Tim has been instructed in one or more of the cases featured in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases for each of 2017-2023. He is ranked in Legal 500 and in Chambers & Partners as “Up and Coming” and a leading junior in Civil Fraud. Tim’s recent instructions include:

  • Viva Wallet shareholder dispute. This is a EUR5 billion dispute between the two shareholders, JP Morgan and WEREALIZE, of Europe’s first and largest neobank, Viva Wallet. The dispute raises complex issues relating to US banking law and the approach to the proper valuation of a call option in the shareholders’ agreement (led by Richard Lissack KC and Robert Weekes KC).
  • Republic of Mozambique fraud proceedings. These are substantial multiple consolidated proceedings in the Commercial Court involving allegations of fraudulent wrongdoing against former government officials of the Republic of Mozambique, Credit Suisse, VTB and Privinvest (among others) and concerns liability under US$2billion worth of sovereign guarantees allegedly procured by corruption. Tim acts for three secondary market purchasers in these claims (led by Michael Bloch KC and James Macdonald KC). 

Before coming to the Bar, Tim was Associate to the Hon. Justice Susan Kiefel AC, then Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. 

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Commercial

Tim acts in a broad range of commercial disputes both in the civil courts and by way of arbitration. He is currently instructed on several high-value multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes involving allegations of fraudulent wrongdoing and unlawful means conspiracy. His work involves acting for multinational clients and sovereign states across different industry sectors. 

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Arbitration

Tim acts in a broad range of international arbitrations under the LCIA, ICC, SIAC or HKIAC rules.  He has also been involved in advising on the enforcement of arbitral awards and anti-suit injunctions in aid of arbitral proceedings.  

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Offshore

Tim is developing a strong offshore practice in the Cayman Islands, the BVI and Bermuda. Such disputes often involve parallel foreign proceedings in the English courts or in arbitration. 

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Achievements

Education

Bachelor of Commerce (University of Melbourne), Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) (University of Melbourne), Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction) (Magdalen College, University of Oxford)

Scholarships and Prizes

  • Allan Myers Oxford Law Faculty Scholarship (for studying the BCL)
  • Rae and Edith Bennett Travelling Scholarship (for studying the BCL)
  • University of Melbourne National Scholarship (for undergraduate studies)
  • Trinity College National Scholarship 
  • Melbourne Law School Valedictorian Prize
  • Lord Florey Australian Student Prize

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