About Timothy

Timothy specialises in commercial disputes work and acting for clients in legal proceedings. He has advised on disputes and acted in litigation involving contracts, Corporations Act and Takeovers Panel, Competition and Consumer Act, equity and trusts, regulatory investigations and criminal prosecutions, negligence, insolvency, insurance and bonds, misleading or deceptive and unconscionable conduct, competitive/antitrust and stamp duties.

Tim regularly advises on corporate transactions and has particular expertise in connection with the law on misleading and deceptive conduct in the context of high value commercial transactions and the Australian Consumer Law.

Timothy is recommended by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023 guide for his work in Dispute Resolution: Litigation.

Experience

• Dispute resolution and litigation

  Advising and acting for large corporations in most Australian forums in most types of disputes and litigation including contracts, Corporations Act, Trade Practices Act (now the Competition and Consumer Act), equity and trusts, regulatory investigations and criminal prosecutions, negligence, insolvency, insurance and bonds, misleading or deceptive and unconscionable conduct, competitive/antitrust and stamp duties.

• Litigation and risk advice

  Advising on corporate transactions including providing ad-hoc advice on contract terms and litigation risks and providing litigation advice for due diligence reports.

• Sydney Airport and the Commonwealth of Australia

  Acted in proceedings seeking to overturn a $500m stamp duty assessment imposed by the NSW Government arising from the privatisation of Sydney Airport.

• Seven Network Limited

  Acted in its $400m C7 litigation against News Limited, Telstra, Foxtel, Nine Network, National Rugby League, among others.

• Swiss Re and a US insurance company

  Acted for both parties in their $US22m trust and unconscionable conduct claim against the administrators of former Australian miner Pasminco.