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1 Crown Office Row Brighton
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Brighton
BN1 1UD
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Timothy Bergin
Position
Tim is a highly experienced family barrister with over 30 years’ experience at the Bar. Specialising predominantly in all matters concerning children’s welfare, with emphasis on child protection, Tim is regularly seen at the family courts in and around Sussex and London representing parents and guardians in complex care cases.
In addition to public law, Tim has a strong reputation for representing parents in private law proceedings, in particular cases involving allegations of domestic abuse.
Career
Call: 1987, Middle Temple.
Memberships
- FMA
- Lawyer’s Who Mediate
Education
University of Westminster (1985 LLB Hons); University of Exeter (1986 MPhil (Exon)).
Leisure
Motor cycling, skiing, swimming.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > South Eastern Circuit > Family: children and domestic abuse
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Timothy Bergin – 1 Crown Office Row Brighton ‘Timothy is patient with the clients but is not afraid to challenge them, which is to their benefit as it prepares them for the court hearing. His preparation and thorough consideration of the papers makes him a robust advocate.’
1 Crown Office Row is ‘an outstanding set’ with ‘excellent and unrivalled choice of counsel at all levels’. Eleanor Battie is a ‘robust and professional lawyer with meticulous attention to detail who leaves no stone unturned in her pursuit of justice for her clients’ and handles both private and public law matters in all tiers of the family court. Timothy Bergin’s practice has a particular focus on representing parents and guardians in complex care cases, while Kirsten Japp specialises in private family law matters and ‘is instantly able to build an excellent rapport with clients’. Clare Ciborowska is always ‘accessible and willing to go above and beyond for clients’ and Rachel Gimson is described as a ‘tenacious advocate with excellent communication skills’.