Practice Expertise

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Areas of Practice

  • Banking and Finance Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Disputes
  • Dispute Resolution and Litigation
  • Fraud and Asset Tracing
  • Regulatory
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Restructuring and Winding Up
  • Trust Litigation
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Profile

Tim is a partner in Carey Olsen's British Virgin Islands (BVI) Dispute Resolution and Litigation team.



Tim has over 15 years' experience of high profile and complex cross-border litigation and insolvency work, and has been a partner in the BVI for over 4 years.  



Tim is well suited to the "fused profession" offshore. He is qualified as a Solicitor and Barrister and regularly appears in Court. He is a confident and highly competent advocate, and is a trusted advisor with a commercial and pragmatic outlook.     



Tim's recent work in the BVI has focused on cross-border fraud and asset tracing, and all forms corporate insolvency work, including liquidation. He is regularly instructed on an emergency basis in relation to interim remedies such as freezing injunctions, the appointment of receivers, and Norwich Pharmacal relief (third party disclosure orders).  Tim has particular experience in acting for and against liquidators, in shareholder disputes and unfair prejudice petitions, trust disputes,  fraud work, and complex multi-jurisdictional cases emanating especially from Asia and South America. He is often appointed by the Court to act as next friend or guardian ad litem in trusts disputes. He is also well versed in new litigation trends such as cryto-currency disputes and cases involving economic sanctions and related regulatory issues.       


Areas of Practice

  • Banking and Finance Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Disputes
  • Dispute Resolution and Litigation
  • Fraud and Asset Tracing
  • Regulatory
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Restructuring and Winding Up
  • Trust Litigation

Professional Career

Significant Accomplishments
Recent Experience British Virgin Islands Restructuring & Insolvency chapter 2023 (Lexology/GTDT)Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery 2023 - British Virgin Islands (Commercial Dispute Resolution, CDR)BVI company law: Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal provides further clarity on the application of the Duomatic principleFive chapters authored for Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR) Fraud Asset Tracing and Recovery 2023BVI litigation briefing: Significant changes to court rules governing service out of the jurisdiction come into effect from 31 July 202320 lawyers from Carey Olsen's Bermuda, BVI and Cayman Islands offices ranked in Chambers Global 2023British Virgin Islands Litigation Guide 2024 (Chambers)



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