Year of Call: 2019
Tim has a broad commercial chancery practice across the range of work undertaken in Chambers, with a particular focus on commercial disputes, company law, trusts and civil fraud. He has experience of litigation (both domestic and offshore) and arbitration (under various rules).
Tim read law at the University of Oxford where he graduated with a first class degree (ranking fifth in his year) and a Distinction on the BCL. He previously taught Trusts and Land Law at the University of Oxford. He was awarded the Lord Mansfield scholarship by Lincoln’s Inn (the Inn’s top award).
Before coming to the Bar, Tim worked in the international arbitration group at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, a leading US law firm. During his time at the firm, he worked on a number of arbitrations, and arbitration related court applications, for corporate clients from a variety of industries, including energy, commodities and telecommunications.
BA in Law, Brasenose College, University of Oxford (First Class, ranked 5th in year)
BCL, Brasenose College, University of Oxford (Distinction)
BPTC, City Law School (Outstanding)
Lord Mansfield Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
Buchanan Prize, Lincoln’s Inn
Accommodation Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
Hardwicke Award, Lincoln’s Inn
Prize for Outstanding Achievement on the BCL, Brasenose College
Barry Nicholas Scholarship, Brasenose College
Law Faculty Prize for Best Performance in Personal Property Law, University of Oxford
Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Finals, Brasenose College
Undergraduate Scholar, Brasenose College
‘The ICC’s new rules: late to the party, but welcome as tools to ensure efficient and fair process’ Global Legal Post, Zoe O'Sullivan QC, and Tim Benham-Mirando, 30 October 2020