Tim Pickworth

Partner

Leeds

Tim advises on a broad range of commercial disputes, often with an international dimension.
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About Tim

Bio
  • Biography

    Tim advises on a broad range of commercial disputes, often with an international dimension.

    Based in our Leeds office, he frequently advises on high value and complex disputes including contractual claims, fraud, shareholder and company disputes, insolvency, restrictive covenants, and issues relating to senior leavers. Tim acts for clients operating in a broad range of sectors, including aerospace, energy, engineering, food and drink, health, information and communication technology, insolvency and retail.

    Relevant experience includes:

    • Acting for a major supermarket on a range of significant commercial claims, including the successful defence of a CIarb arbitration.
    • Acting for officeholders in obtaining a worldwide freezing order and judgment against a former director and in conducting an international asset recovery process.
    • Acting for an engineering company in relation to multi-million pound litigation and connected international arbitration arising from claims of breach of contract and negligence.
    • Obtaining a substantial award in ICC arbitration for a major global oil & gas corporation in relation to an international energy venture.
    • Advising the CEO of a listed company on high-value claims arising from his dismissal.
    • Advising in the successful defence of an arbitration relating to the charter of a superyacht.

    Having trained at Herbert Smith Freehills and benefited from multiple client secondments, Tim joined DAC Beachcroft in early 2020.

Sector Expertise
  • Leisure and Hospitality

  • Infrastructure and Projects

Service Expertise
  • Dispute Resolution

  • Energy

Office Location

Leeds Skyline

Leeds

  • St Pauls House
  • 23 Park Square South
  • Leeds, LS1 2ND

+44 (0) 113 251 4700

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