Tim has extensive experience handling high-pressure inquiries and dealing with investigations by corporate regulators and the ICAC.
Tim has acted in a number of high profile Supreme Court cases involving the ICAC and its former Commissioners, as well as appearing for affected persons before the ICAC, and also has experience acting in consumer law and breach of contract claims before the Supreme and Federal Courts.
As well as experience in high profile cases, Tim has worked with financial institutions and accounting firms to advise and manage regulatory investigations.
Tim has been a contributing author to several editions of the International Arbitration Review.
Key deals
Dell Australia
Advising the Australian subsidiary of a major PC manufacturer and storage supplier on various legal and regulatory issues, including marketing and promotional materials, consumer guarantee obligations, unfair contract provisions, matters arising from ACCC investigations and negotiation of enforceable undertakings, competitor allegations, distribution channel arrangements and compliance training.
NSW Independent Casino Commission, Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission, Wagering and Gaming Commission (WA)
Advising the casino regulators in NSW, WA and Victoria in relation to a potential major change in the state of affairs of Crown Resorts Limited.
Major resources company
Acting for Australia’s largest privately owned resources company in relation to multiple disputes worth in excess of A$30 billion.
SNP Security
Advising for SNP in ICAC’s public inquiry into security services at the University of Sydney.
Operation Keppel
Advising for affected persons appearing before ICAC’s public inquiry into allegations concerning former NSW MP Daryl Maguire.
Jenny Hocking
Advising for Ms Hocking in her successful appeal in the High Court seeking access to correspondence between Sir John Kerr and the Queen's secretary written between 1972-1975.