Tim's practice spans all aspects of family law. He is predominantly known as an expert in "big money" family finance, married or unmarried, alive or dead (including claims under the Inheritance Act). Tim is especially interested in Anglo-German cases and those with a foreign or international element. He is a qualified Collaborative Lawyer and was the first Collaborative Family Law QC at the English Bar. He sits in a judicial capacity part-time as a Family Recorder and is also a Resolution Mediator.
From 2001-8 Tim was Standing Counsel to the Queen's Proctor, a government appointment to advise the Treasury Solicitor on all matters of family law with a public interest element, including the validity of foreign marriages and divorces. Tim completed his tenure of this position on being sworn in as a QC in March 2008.
Tim is fluent in German (including legal German) and has conversational French. He has undertaken work experience in German Courts and German law firms. This has led to his involvement in an increasing number of cases with an Anglo-German element and/or German-speaking clients or witnesses, and those with disclosure issues relating to assets in German-speaking jurisdictions.
Already as a junior barrister, Tim was consistently ranked in the top class of leading juniors in Family Law by the leading professional directories. He is now in Band 2 of Chambers UK Leading London Matrimonial Finance Silks.
Tim has been variously described in the directories as having “awesome ability to cut through detail”, an “unshakeable grasp of a case”, “rigorous attention to detail” and “the patience of a saint when it comes to dealing with difficult clients”; and being “fairly tough but very nice, you know that he is really going to take a case forward”.
Tim was previously Chambers UK Family Law Junior of the Year 2005 and was runner-up for the same award in both 2006 and 2007. He was appointed QC in 2008 and a Family Recorder (deputy judge) in 2009. He became a mediator in 2010.
Appointments and MembershipsFellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML)
Family Law Bar Association
British German Jurists Association
Resolution affiliate member
Education Oriel College, Oxford (MA in Ancient and Modern History); University of Westminster (Diploma in Law).
Personal Born 1964. Married and lives in London. Enjoys music and wine (separately and together).
