3 Verulam Buildings is well-versed in professional negligence cases spanning the financial, insurance and legal sectors. The set is also known for its expertise in tax-related negligence. Andrew Onslow KC is acting for the solicitors in Clifford Chance v Société Générale, a dispute involving allegations of negligence in Commercial Court litigation, with an issue involving if the firm’s relationship with the bank required the negligence case to be heard by the French or English courts. Hefin Rees KC leads on Goodman v DMS Governance Limited, a high value claim alleging professional negligence and fraud, which raises questions on how vicarious liability Supreme Court cases in England should be applied in the Cayman Islands – the matter is the latest round of the long-running imbroglio concerning The Axiom Fund, a supposed litigation funder, whose founder was sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment in England in 2022. Timothy Killen joined the team in October 2025.
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Profile
Position
Tim specialises in commercial disputes and arbitrations, with particular knowledge and experience across a number of industry sectors, particularly in insurance and reinsurance, financial services, building and construction, and energy. Tim’s practice encompasses various areas of specialist commercial law including expertise in commercial fraud, private international law, international trade and professional negligence.
Many of Tim’s cases have an international element, and he has notable familiarity with disputes in and concerning the Middle East.
Career
MA (Oxon), Called to the Bar 2010 (Gray’s Inn).
(Pegasus Trust Scholar – Inner Temple; Arden Senior Scholar – Gray’s Inn; Prince of Wales Scholar – Gray’s Inn).
Prior to joining chambers Tim taught law at university level, and has taught at the Universities of Oxford, Birmingham, London (Birkbeck), and Osnabrück.
Memberships
COMBAR, TECBAR, LBA
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