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Tim Stow KC

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Work Department

insurance, construction, professional negligence (in particular architects, engineers, surveyors, valuers and accountants), highways, sale of goods and personal injury.

Position

Tim is ideally qualified for the role of arbitrator being a highly experienced advocate who followed an extremely successful civil law practice as a KC (2 years of which was as head of chambers at 12 King’s Bench Walk) with 12 years’ experience as a Circuit Judge.

His legal experience relates to insurance, construction, professional negligence (in particular architects, engineers, surveyors, valuers and accountants), highways, sale of goods and personal injury.

As a barrister, he appeared in substantial arbitrations including a large international arbitration involving the docks in Dubai. He also dealt with other dispute resolution procedures akin to arbitration such as a Lands Tribunal reference where he successfully argued that a major landslide at Bolsover was caused by coal mining subsidence.

Career

Call: 1965
QC: 1989
Circuit Judge: 2000

Languages

Portugese (Social Level)
Spanish (Social Level)

Memberships

• 1982 – 1985: Elected member of the Bar Council
• 1985: Appointed Assistant Recorder
• 1989: Appointed QC and Recorder
• 1998: Elected a bencher of Gray’s Inn
• 2000: Appointed Circuit Judge
• 2006 – 2013: President of the SE London branch of the Magistrates Association
• 2013 – 2015 Chair of Lex Anglo-Brasil

Education

Eton College.

Leisure

Sailing, travel in Western Europe, rural tasks needed to maintain our country property.