OVERVIEW

Tim specialises in competition litigation which is international in scope and acts on behalf of both businesses and consumers. He is highlighted as a global leader in Who’s Who Legal for his Competition – Plaintiff expertise. In January 2022, he was promoted to Partner in London where his practice covers a range of EU and UK competition law issues.

Expertise

Tim has implemented highly effective litigation strategies resulting in multimillion-dollar recoveries. His focus is on both cartel and abuse of dominance cases, and he manages all forms of group and individual action in both the High Court and the Competition Appeal Tribunal, including the CAT’s class action regime. Working with specialist insurers and litigation funders, Tim assists clients to resolve claims via litigation or alternative forms of dispute resolution whilst minimising costs. Tim regularly delivers seminars and speaks at conferences on competition issues.

As an English qualified barrister, Tim has over 15 years’ experience of commercial law, procedure and advocacy in the High Court, the Court of Appeal and a range of other courts and specialist tribunals. He is fluent in French and conducts client meetings and negotiations in French.

Clients

Tim has acted for and against multinational companies located in Europe, the U.S. and Asia, in disputes arising in the automotive, financial services, pharmaceutical, retail and technology sectors. In the automotive sector, he acts for several carmakers in cartel damages claims against automotive parts manufacturers. In the financial services sector, he has particular expertise in prosecuting claims on behalf of asset management firms, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other key stakeholders, against banks that manipulated key financial benchmarks such as LIBOR, EURIBOR and in the FX markets.

EDUCATION

MA (Hons) in English Literature and French, The University of Edinburgh
CPE Diploma in Law, City University, London
Legal Practice Course, City University, London

BAR ADMISSIONS

Barrister, England and Wales, 2005

AFFILIATIONS

Member - The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Member - Competition Law Association (CLA)
Member - The Law Society – Competition Section

WHAT OTHERS SAY

Legal 500

Tim has been recognised a 'key lawyer' for three consecutive years. - Competition Litigation, 2023 - 2025

Who's Who Legal

For seven consecutive years, since 2017, Tim has been recognised as a Global Leader for Competition Plaintiff by Who's Who Legal.

Lawdragon

Tim was recognised by Lawdragon in 2024 and 2025 in their list of 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers for Competition law, esp. plaintiff

Experience

Antitrust/Competition

Tim has played a central role in the legal teams involved in groundbreaking litigation:

Representing a German OEM against shipping companies, MOL, NYK, CSAV, WWL-EUKOR, which supplied cartelised roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) maritime transport services on trade routes around the world.
Acting on behalf of European, U.S. and Asian investment management firms, state pension funds and banks against investment banks, including Barclays, Citibank, JPMorgan, RBS, UBS, that manipulated the FX markets affecting trillions of dollars’ worth of client trading. This was the first claim of its kind in Europe arising from the banks’ systemic misconduct.
Representing iiyama, a Japanese manufacturer of computer monitors and televisions, in a €1 billion dispute arising from a global price-fixing cartel affecting cathode ray tubes, and in a parallel €150 million dispute concerning a similar price-fixing cartel instigated by Samsung, LG and other manufacturers of liquid crystal display panels. In an important decision for claimants generally, the Court of Appeal struck out the defendants’ interim challenges, upholding the broad territorial scope of iiyama’s claim, iiyama (UK) Ltd v Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, and iiyama Benelux BV v Samsung SDI Co Ltd, [2018 EWCA Civ 220].
Acting for Arcadia, Asda, Morrisons and other major UK retailers seeking damages from Visa and Mastercard in two £500 million disputes concerning unlawful multi-lateral interchange fees.
Representing a UK Automotive client against two defendant cartelists guilty of forming a cartel in the market for deep sea transport of new cars, trucks and other large vehicles, on various routes.