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Tim Johnston

Tim Johnston

Position

Tim is recognised as a leading junior in all his key areas of work. His practice spans public law, public international law, civil liberties and EU/Competition law. He has substantial expertise in business and human rights, international environmental law and ESG standards.

He regularly appears in ground-breaking cases at the highest level such as Ramoon v Governor of the Cayman Islands [2023] UKPC 9; Pfizer Inc and another v Competition and Markets Authority [2022] UKSC 14; Lungowe and Others v Vedanta Resources Plc [2019] UKSC 20; and “Miller 1” [2017] UKSC 5. His public law work spans both the Claimant and Defendant sides: he acted for the UK Government before the Supreme Court in the Archie Battersbee case and for the largest claimant group challenging the Government’s policy of removing asylum seekers to Rwanda.  He regularly advises NGOs, private parties and States in relation to public international law issues. In the completion law space he has a busy practice that spans both challenges to decisions by regulators and follow-on-damages litigation. He was nominated for Competition Law Junior of the Year in 2022. He is also called to the Bar of Ireland and practices in European law from the Law Library in Dublin.

Career

Called 2011, Lincoln’s Inn; pupillage Brick Court Chambers 2011-12, tenant 2012 to date.

Languages

French, Russian (good).

Education

Keble College, Oxford (1998-2001 BA (Hons) in Modern History (Double First); 2003-07 DPhil Modern History); Graduate Diploma in Law (2009-2010 (Distinction)).

Mentions

London Bar

Administrative law and human rights

Leading junior2
Tim Johnston –Brick Court Chambers 'Tim is a match for any silk. He is a formidable advocate, equally comfortable with novel legal issues and with challenging factual cases.'
London Bar

Competition

Leading junior3
Tim Johnston –Brick Court Chambers ‘Unusually for a junior counsel, Tim is already a strong advocate in his own right, able to stand his ground in court against much more senior opponents. He is an all round excellent litigator, with a good sense for strategy. A future silk without doubt. ’
London Bar

European Union relations

Leading junior1
Tim Johnston – Brick Court Chambers ‘Tim is intellectually brilliant. He has very good judgement and produces excellent work.’