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Timothy Maxwell

Bar Roll: 2014 Admitted: 2009
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Room 3007 Aickin Chambers

Tim practises in commercial law, public law and tort, with a particular interest in competition law. He has appeared in State and Federal Courts and Courts of Appeal and international tribunals.

In commercial law, Tim has advised and appeared in international and domestic arbitrations and class actions as well as matters involving trusts, financial services, resources, professional negligence, insolvency, commercial leases, competition law, consumer protection and building and construction.

In public law, Tim has advised and appeared in matters involving constitutional law, administrative law and freedom of information. In administrative law, Tim has appeared in professional discipline and migration matters.

In tort law, Tim has advised and appeared in professional negligence, trespass, battery, conversion, defamation and other matters involving intentional torts.

Before coming to the Bar, Tim spent six years at Allens in the competition and commercial litigation departments, leaving as a senior associate. He worked on a range of complex commercial disputes, including international arbitrations, class actions, competition matters, tax litigation, High Court challenges to the constitutional validity of legislation and regulatory investigations.

Tim read with Dr Paul Vout KC and his senior mentor is David Batt KC.

 

*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation

Areas of Practice

Class ActionsCommercialCompetitionConflict of LawsConstitutional LawConstructionCorporate & CommercialCorporationsDefamation & Media LawEquity & TrustsInquestsInsuranceInternational ArbitrationJudicial ReviewLeasesMining and ResourcesPrivate International LawPropertyPublic LawPublic LawRegulatoryRoyal Commissions/Government InquiriesTrade Practices/Consumer Protection

Cases

Publications

Former updating author, Intentional Torts, The Laws of Australia, Thomson Reuters

QUALIFICATIONS

LLB (Hons) (Melb); BA (Hons) (Melb); MPhil (Hons) (Cantab)

Tim has undergraduate honours degrees in law and philosophy from the University of Melbourne, where he received several academic prizes, including the contract law prize and the Hastie Scholarship for placing first in philosophy final honours. He also obtained a Masters degree with honours in philosophy from the University of Cambridge as the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust’s Fulton Australia Scholar.

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS

Member, Commercial Bar Association
Member, Australian Association of Constitutional Law
Former Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
Former Member, International Arbitration Committee
Former Secretary, Bar Human Rights Committee

Timothy Maxwell

Bar Roll: 2014 Admitted: 2009
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Profile

61 3 9225 8273 61 425 814 125
Room 3007 Aickin Chambers

Tim practises in commercial law, public law and tort, with a particular interest in competition law. He has appeared in State and Federal Courts and Courts of Appeal and international tribunals.

In commercial law, Tim has advised and appeared in international and domestic arbitrations and class actions as well as matters involving trusts, financial services, resources, professional negligence, insolvency, commercial leases, competition law, consumer protection and building and construction.

In public law, Tim has advised and appeared in matters involving constitutional law, administrative law and freedom of information. In administrative law, Tim has appeared in professional discipline and migration matters.

In tort law, Tim has advised and appeared in professional negligence, trespass, battery, conversion, defamation and other matters involving intentional torts.

Before coming to the Bar, Tim spent six years at Allens in the competition and commercial litigation departments, leaving as a senior associate. He worked on a range of complex commercial disputes, including international arbitrations, class actions, competition matters, tax litigation, High Court challenges to the constitutional validity of legislation and regulatory investigations.

Tim read with Dr Paul Vout KC and his senior mentor is David Batt KC.

 

*Liability limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards legislation

Areas of Practice

Class ActionsCommercialCompetitionConflict of LawsConstitutional LawConstructionCorporate & CommercialCorporationsDefamation & Media LawEquity & TrustsInquestsInsuranceInternational ArbitrationJudicial ReviewLeasesMining and ResourcesPrivate International LawPropertyPublic LawPublic LawRegulatoryRoyal Commissions/Government InquiriesTrade Practices/Consumer Protection

Cases

Publication

Former updating author, Intentional Torts, The Laws of Australia, Thomson Reuters

Qualifications & Memberships

QUALIFICATIONS

LLB (Hons) (Melb); BA (Hons) (Melb); MPhil (Hons) (Cantab)

Tim has undergraduate honours degrees in law and philosophy from the University of Melbourne, where he received several academic prizes, including the contract law prize and the Hastie Scholarship for placing first in philosophy final honours. He also obtained a Masters degree with honours in philosophy from the University of Cambridge as the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust’s Fulton Australia Scholar.

MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS

Member, Commercial Bar Association
Member, Australian Association of Constitutional Law
Former Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
Former Member, International Arbitration Committee
Former Secretary, Bar Human Rights Committee