Timothy Charlton QC's Full CV

Education

  • 1973 - B.A. Hons
  • 1970-73 - Keble College, Oxford
  • 1964-69 - Hampton Grammar School

Career

  • 1993 - Queen's Counsel
  • 1976 - Tenant at 1 Brick Court (now Brick Court Chambers)
    1974 - Called to the Bar (member of Inner Temple)

Experience/Areas of Practice

  • Commercial Law
  • Banking
  • Insurance and Reinsurance
  • Shipping
  • Arbitration

Important Cases

Shipping/insurance field:

  • Lloyds legal disputes panel (acting as counsel to the panel established as part of the Lloyds settlement process to evaluate claims by names against their agents)
  • EIL litigation (reinsurance disputes)
  • "Haven" (ship explosion off Genoa)
  • Cox v Bankside (reinsurance spin-off from Lloyds litigation)
  • Excess Insurance v Allendale (reinsurance jurisdiction matter)
  • "Tropical Lion" (arbitration about ship explosion, loss of oilfield production)
  • Coalite v Royal Insurance (liability insurance claim)
  • RICSIS v RICS (dispute about exclusive insurance brokerage arrangement)
  • Camdex v Bank of Zambia (enforcement of judgements)
  • Bowring v Sedgemoor & Cornhill (fire insurance claim, broker's negligence)
  • "Peppy" (ship management dispute)
  • "Indian Grace" (cargo damage claim)
  • Global Containers v Clifton (ship sale dispute)
  • "Bay Ridge" (ship sale dispute)
  • Ferrotex v Banque Indosuez (bills of lading/banking dispute)
  • "Monte" (cargo loss claim)
  • "Giovanna" (cargo loss claim)
  • "Trade Resolve" (demurrage dispute in Singapore High Court)
  • Manatee Towing Co. v Oceanbulk Maritime ("The Bay Ridge")
  • Newcastle Protection and Indemnity Association v Assurance Foreningen Gard Gjensidig

Other Areas:

  • Simon Carves v British Coal (arbitration about construction of plant to convert coal into oil)
  • Cook & Cochrane v Doncaster Racecourse (claims for damages arising from jockey's injuries)
  • McGee v National Greyhound Racing Assoc. (trainer challenging suspension for doping)
  • Arbitrator for the World Professional Snooker & Billiards Association in a disciplinary matter.
  • SFA v Duncan (disciplinary proceedings against stockbroker under FSA 1986)
  • Firswood v Syrian Arab Republic (bills of exchange claim)
  • Elstob v Iberotravel (director's claim on share option)
  • Arbitrator on behalf of the FA in a dispute between Colchester United and Ipswich Town over the poaching of a manager
  • Thorntons v Clinton Cards (dispute on termination of franchise agreements)
  • Prince Mohammed bin Saud v Said Ayas (claim for defaults in management of Prince's affairs)
  • Devine v Torex (share sale dispute)
  • Berlinerbank v Demirel and Zihnali (dispute re bank loans - freezing orders)
  • Arbitrator for American Arbitration Association in telecoms dispute between Frontel and Clariti
  • Norton Lea v Chesterfield Plc (dispute about football club ownership)
  • Phillips Petroleum v Snamprogetti (dispute about design contract for N Sea gas platform

Further Information

Practitioner in the High Court, the Court of Appeal, the House of Lords; also arbitrations, both as counsel and occasionally as arbitrator. His practice covers following the fields: general commercial law, including shipping, insurance, banking, employment (trades union rights and immunities, equal pay and discrimination) franchising disputes and construction law. Sports law (eg cases concerning racing and football).