Tim is a Solicitor Advocate who has specialised in complex Commercial Dispute Resolution throughout his professional career, since qualifying with Herbert Smith in 1980. The majority of his work entails an international element, and embraces litigation as well as arbitration and mediation. Tim headed SJBerwin's Litigation Department from 1997-2004 when he began to spearhead the firm's International Arbitration Practice. He is recognized as a leader in the field of Dispute Resolution in both the Legal Business, Legal Experts Directory and the Chambers Global Directory of the World's Leading Lawyers. He is variously described in Chambers and the Legal 500 as "superb," "a marvelous and mercurial figure," and as having "an extraordinary mind which allows hime to bring something different to any piece of litigation." He was co-author of Sweet & Maxwell's European Litigation Handbook and writes and lectures in the UK and abroad on issues relating to International Dispute Resolution and the conflict of laws.