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Tim Johnston
Position
Tim is recognised as a leading junior in all his key areas of work. His practice spans public law, public international law, civil liberties and EU/Competition law. He has substantial expertise in business and human rights, international environmental law and ESG standards.
He regularly appears in ground-breaking cases at the highest level such as Ramoon v Governor of the Cayman Islands [2023] UKPC 9; Pfizer Inc and another v Competition and Markets Authority [2022] UKSC 14; Lungowe and Others v Vedanta Resources Plc [2019] UKSC 20; and “Miller 1” [2017] UKSC 5. His public law work spans both the Claimant and Defendant sides: he acted for the UK Government before the Supreme Court in the Archie Battersbee case and for the largest claimant group challenging the Government’s policy of removing asylum seekers to Rwanda. He regularly advises NGOs, private parties and States in relation to public international law issues. In the completion law space he has a busy practice that spans both challenges to decisions by regulators and follow-on-damages litigation. He was nominated for Competition Law Junior of the Year in 2022. He is also called to the Bar of Ireland and practices in European law from the Law Library in Dublin.
Career
Called 2011, Lincoln’s Inn; pupillage Brick Court Chambers 2011-12, tenant 2012 to date.
Languages
French, Russian (good).
Education
Keble College, Oxford (1998-2001 BA (Hons) in Modern History (Double First); 2003-07 DPhil Modern History); Graduate Diploma in Law (2009-2010 (Distinction)).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Competition
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Tim Johnston –Brick Court Chambers ‘Excellent, clear, crisp drafting combined with a broad and deep knowledge of competition and public law. Very user-friendly, always willing to pick up the phone to talk through issues.’
London Bar > European Union law
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Tim Johnston – Brick Court Chambers ‘Tim is highly intelligent and very personable. A delight to work with.’
Brick Court Chambers continues to handle a steady stream of complex and high profile contentious EU mandates. Recent instructions include Marie Demetriou KC acting for the appellant in British Sugar v Secretary of State for International Trade, a judicial review challenging measures adopted by the UK Government under the post-Brexit UK General Tariff Regime. Jemima Stratford KC has been kept busy handling financial and pharmaceutical related matters, and Sarah Abram KC is ‘across all of the major claims and her knowledge cannot be bettered‘. Among the juniors, Tim Johnston regularly advises local authorities and government departments on a range of EU matters, and Richard Blakeley KC is sought after for his expertise in handling sanctions issues.
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Tim Johnston –Brick Court Chambers ‘A junior with judgement and talent well beyond his year of call.’
At Brick Court Chambers acts on a range of public law matters, straddling work for both humanitarian and business claimants, as well as some public bodies. James McClelland KC represented a Yemeni human rights group in R (CAAT) v Secretary of State for Trade, part of the ongoing litigation seeking to challenge the British government’s sale of arms to Saudi Arabia, which operated a military intervention in Yemen from 2015 until a ceasefire in 2022. Paul Bowen KC and Tim Johnston successfully represented Maples and Calder in a judicial review in the Cayman Islands over the interpretation of the jurisdiction’s 2020 Anti-Money Laundering Rules.