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Timothy Killen

Timothy Killen

Work Department

Arbitration, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Commercial Fraud, Construction, Insurance, Private International Law, Professional Negligence, Property Damage

Position

Tim specialises in commercial disputes and arbitrations, with particular knowledge and experience across a number of industry sectors, particularly in financial services, insurance and reinsurance, building and construction, and energy. Tim’s practice encompasses various areas of specialist commercial law including expertise in commercial fraud, private international law, international trade and professional negligence.

Many of Tim’s cases have an international element, and he has notable familiarity with disputes in and concerning the Middle East.

Career

MA (Oxon), Called to the Bar 2010 (Gray’s Inn).

(Pegasus Trust Scholar – Inner Temple; Arden Senior Scholar – Gray’s Inn; Prince of Wales Scholar – Gray’s Inn).

Prior to joining chambers Tim taught law at university level. Tim maintains an involvement in academic law and has taught at the Universities of Oxford, Birmingham, London (Birkbeck), and Osnabrück.

Memberships

COMBAR, TECBAR, LCLCBA

Mentions

Middle East: The English Bar

Commercial

Leading junior1
Timothy Killen – 2 Temple Gardens ‘Timothy is a brilliant legal analyst who quickly sees the fault-lines of any case in terms of both the relevant principles and the available evidence.’
London Bar

Commercial litigation

Leading junior3
Timothy Killen – 2 Temple Gardens ‘Timothy is extremely thoughtful and thorough. His advocacy is effective and he has a good rapport with judges.'
London Bar

Fraud: civil

Leading junior3
Timothy Killen –2 Temple Gardens 'His advocacy is quiet, calm, and utterly devastating. He quickly has judges eating out of the palm of his hand.'
London Bar

Insurance and reinsurance

Leading junior2
Timothy Killen – 2 Temple Gardens ‘Tim is super efficient, exceptionally bright and hard working. He is also easy to get along with, down to earth and very commercial.'
London Bar

International arbitration: counsel

Leading junior2
Timothy Killen –2 Temple Gardens 'Tim is a strong case leader, and has a good head for strategy, combined with a real wealth of knowledge on international arbitration and the finer points of commercial disputes. He has particular specialist expertise and experience of international arbitrations in Dubai and MENA generally.'
London Bar

Professional negligence

Leading junior5
Timothy Killen – 2 Temple Gardens ‘Tim is a brilliant legal analyst. As an advocate, he mesmerizes judges and arbitrators alike. He has a stellar reputation.’