Tim Johnston

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.

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