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Tim Lord QC
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Position
Barrister dealing with general commercial law matters, including banking/financial services, insurance/reinsurance and professional negligence. Also civil fraud, conflicts, TMT, arbitration, sports, technology and energy law. Particularly involved in capital markets and other ‘credit crunch’ litigation. Recent cases include: Lornamead v Kaupthing Bank [2011] Comm Ct; Katsouris Bros v Haitoglou Bros [2011] Comm Ct; JP Morgan v BUG [2010] CA and Sup Ct; UBS v KWL [2010] Comm. Ct; Deutsche Bank v Sebastian Holdings [2010] CA; JN Dairies v Johal Dairies [2010] CA; Deutsche Bank v Vik Millahue [2010] Comm Ct; Siemens v Supershield [2010] CA; Shinhan Card v JP Morgan [2009] Ch Div;Composite Scheme Litigation [2008-09] Comm Ct; Pride & Partners v IAH [2009] QBD. Other notable cases include: Standard Life v Oak Dedicated Ltd and Aon [2008] Comm Ct; The TAG Group Litigation [2006-8] Comm Ct; Benfield v Aon [2007] QBD; Yaqoob v Royal Insurance [2006] CA; Attheraces v The Racecourse Association [2006] Comm Ct; Barclays Bank plc v SS Rotterdam [2005] Comm Ct; Premier Telesports v RCA and Attheraces [2003] Comm Ct; Medina Dairy Ltd v Nijjar Holdings [2004] QBD; Thames Water v London Underground [2004] TCC; Ministry of Sound v Tiscali [2003] Ch Div; Budgen v Andrew Gardner Partnership [2002] CA; Dunnett v Railtrack plc [2002] CA; Dayani v LB Bromley [2001] TCC; Nanglegan v Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust [2001] CA [2002] 1 WLR 1043; Vinos v Marks & Spencer plc [2000] CA [2001] 3 AER 784; Butcher Robinson & Staples Ltd v London Regional Transport [1999] TCC; Cooper v P&O Stena Line Ltd [1999] QBD (Adm Ct); MMI v Sea Insurance [1998] CA.
Career
Qualified as solicitor 1991, company and commercial department, Slaughter & May; called 1992, Inner Temple; Queen’s Counsel 2008.
Member
LCLCBA; COMBAR; PNBA.
Education
MA Cantab First Class Law; Christ’s College Scholarship (1984-86); Rapaport Prize (1985); De Hart Prize (1985-87); Life Scholar, Christ’s College, Cambridge (1987).
Leisure
Golf, sailing, cricket (playing member MCC); Cambridge Rugby Blue.
Practice Areas
Banking; Litigation - commercial; Professional negligence
