Timothy Collingwood KC, UK Bar

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Band 3

Company

London (Bar)

19 Years Ranked

Band 3

Offshore

All Circuits

1 Years Ranked

Band 4

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

16 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Practises across the broad range of the commercial-chancery spectrum, but with particular emphasis on litigation concerning issues in respect of commercial agreements and company, insolvency and international trusts matters, often involving allegations of fraud. Tim has extensive experience of claims concerning breaches of duty, in particular in respect of directors or trustees, and of shareholder disputes. Prior to commencing practice in England, Tim was called to the bar in the Cayman Islands and practised as an attorney-at-law. He continues to undertake work in respect of a number of offshore jurisdictions, including Jersey, Guernsey, the British Virgin Islands, and the Cayman Islands.

Career

Called 1996. Silk 2020. Called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands in 2018. Called to the Bar of the Cayman Islands and practised as attorney-at-law at Quin & Hampson (now Mourant) in 1997.

Professional Memberships

Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR.

Publications

'Minority Shareholders: Law, Practice & Procedure’ (seventh edition, OUP).

Personal

Born 1972. Educated at Royal Grammar School, Guildford; Magdalen College, Oxford (BA, BCL). Married with three children. Interests include cycling, rugby and water sports.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Offshore - All Circuits

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Timonthy Collingwood is a very strong commercial chancery silk with an impressive practice covering offshore trust and shareholder disputes, among various other issues. He has experience of acting in high stakes mandates across the Channel Islands, BVI and Cayman.

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Company - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Timothy Collingwood KC is a highly respected silk who takes instructions in domestic and international cases. He is particularly noted for his capabilities in shareholder disputes involving breach of duty and allegations of fraud. Clients benefit from his having formerly practised as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands.

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Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)

Band 4

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Tim is a go-to on trust matters, really clever and really pragmatic.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

Tim is an exceptional advocate and has real expertise in shareholder disputes. He knows the law in that area inside out.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

Timothy Collingwood is fantastic in his written submissions and advocacy. He is reliable, great to deal with and commercial.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

Timothy has an incredible breadth of knowledge. Clients really like him. He's very clever when it come to the strategy of litigation.

Company respondent
UK Bar

Timothy has been fantastic in his written submissions and his advocacy in court. He is reliable, great to deal with and commercial.

Company respondent
UK Bar

Timothy Collingwood KC is highly effective and very pleasant to work with.

Company respondent
UK Bar

Timothy is very fun to work with, very engaging and someone who clients really like. He's a very clever advocate who's very good on the strategy of litigation.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

Timothy was fantastic in his written submissions and in his advocacy in court. He was reliable, great to deal with and commercial in his approach.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

Really good to work with, he is very tactically astute and open to discussion. He immerses himself in the case and knows documents back to front. In court, his advocacy is fantastic.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

Tim is a go-to on trust matters, really clever and really pragmatic.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

Tim is an exceptional advocate and has real expertise in shareholder disputes. He knows the law in that area inside out.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

Timothy Collingwood is fantastic in his written submissions and advocacy. He is reliable, great to deal with and commercial.

Offshore respondent
UK Bar

Timothy has an incredible breadth of knowledge. Clients really like him. He's very clever when it come to the strategy of litigation.

Company respondent
UK Bar

Timothy has been fantastic in his written submissions and his advocacy in court. He is reliable, great to deal with and commercial.

Company respondent
UK Bar

Timothy Collingwood KC is highly effective and very pleasant to work with.

Company respondent
UK Bar

Timothy is very fun to work with, very engaging and someone who clients really like. He's a very clever advocate who's very good on the strategy of litigation.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

Timothy was fantastic in his written submissions and in his advocacy in court. He was reliable, great to deal with and commercial in his approach.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

Really good to work with, he is very tactically astute and open to discussion. He immerses himself in the case and knows documents back to front. In court, his advocacy is fantastic.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

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