Barristers

Tim Akkouh KC

Tim Akkouh KC

Position

Tim is a commercial litigator, with a strong reputation for civil fraud and asset recovery. He has acted in some of the largest actions to come before the courts, such as JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov, Pinchuk v Bogolyubov, Mezhprom v Pugachev, Republic of Djibouti v Boreh, PrivatBank v Kolomoisky, and ENRC v SFO.

Tim also maintains a commercial chancery practice, with an emphasis on insolvency, company and trusts disputes.Tim is particularly experienced in applications for pre-emptive and interlocutory relief, including freezing, search, receivership, committal and Norwich Pharmacal orders. Tim regularly appears with and without leaders in the Chancery Division and the Commercial Court. He has appeared in the Court of Appeal on over a dozen occasions and twice in the Supreme Court. Fourteen of Tim’s cases have been reported in the WLRs.

In October 2015, Tim was named Chancery Junior of the Year by Chambers and Partners. He was also a nominee for Legal 500’s 2018 Commercial Junior of the Year award. Tim is a member of the Attorney General’s A panel of counsel to the crown.

Career

Co-author of Trusts Law (5th ed, Palgrave Macmillan, 2017).

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association COMBAR

Education

LLB (Lond), 1st class; LLM (Lond)

Mentions

London Bar

Commercial litigation

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Tim Akkouh KC –Essex Court Chambers
London Bar

Crypto and blockchain assets

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Tim Akkouh KC – Essex Court Chambers 'Tim is phenomenally bright and energetic, and has an ability to spot the key issues from the outset. He is extremely user-friendly and relentless in his desire to outsmart the opponent. His advocacy style is measured and effective - he's very impressive on his feet.' 
London Bar

Fraud: civil

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Tim Akkouh KC –Essex Court Chambers 'Tim is exceptionally experienced in relation to civil fraud and asset recovery. An extraordinarily bright silk.'