Timothy Hill KC
Arbitration and mediationcivil fraudcommercial lawenergy and natural resourcesinsurance and reinsuranceprivate international lawshipping, Twenty Essex
- Phone02078421200
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Work Department
Position
Timothy specialises in international commercial litigation and arbitration. He has considerable expertise in very high value and complex cases and also urgent disputes involving swift interim relief.
He is well known for his ability to quickly master complicated and technical cases. Timothy has considerable experience of conducting heavy and lengthy trials and arbitrations, and of working closely with large teams of junior counsel, solicitors and experts. He is well known for his formidable skills in cross-examination and appearances in the appellant courts.
Timothy works across all sectors but he has particular experience in energy and natural resources, insurance, construction and engineering, international trade, commodities, transportation, shipping and aviation. Other commercial litigation which he regularly undertakes includes: joint ventures and shareholders’ agreements, distribution agreements, commercial agents, banking and finance with particular expertise of the ISDA Master Agreement and trade credit insurance, enforcement of guarantees, civil fraud and sanctions. Recently, he has been involved in disputes concerning the construction of aircraft, ships and onshore/offshore oil and gas facilities and has a close grasp of the technical issues that arise in these disputes.
He sits as a commercial arbitrator, both pursuant to bespoke terms and under the auspices of institutions such as the LCIA, ICC and others. Timothy is also a Centre for Dispute Resolution (CEDR) accredited mediator.
Timothy regularly gives evidence on English law in foreign proceedings and arbitrations.
https://www.twentyessex.com/people/timothy-hill/
Mentions
London Bar
Commodities
HALL OF FAME2Timothy Hill KC – Twenty Essex ‘Tim is tactically very astute and a very strong advocate who is exceptionally intelligent with a razor-sharp legal mind, and he cuts to the heart of the most complex dispute.’
Asia Pacific: The English Bar
Construction, energy and infrastructure
HALL OF FAME3Timothy Hill KC - Twenty Essex
London Bar
Energy
HALL OF FAME4Timothy Hill KC –Twenty Essex ‘Extremely user-friendly and honest about the merits of the case, Timothy fights tooth and nail for a good result and utterly fantastic on his feet.’
London Bar
International arbitration: counsel
HALL OF FAME3Timothy Hill KC –Twenty Essex ‘Extremely user-friendly and honest about the merits of the case, Timothy fights tooth and nail for a good result and is utterly fantastic on his feet.’
London Bar
Shipping
HALL OF FAME2Timothy Hill KC –Twenty Essex ‘Confident, robust and expresses his arguments with clarity.’
Asia Pacific: The English Bar
Shipping and commodities
HALL OF FAME1Timothy Hill KC – Twenty Essex 'When Timothy is involved in a case, he leaves no stone unturned.'