Tim West

Partner

London

+44 20 7859 2858 | +44 7900 605 315

Tim.West@ashurstperkins.com

Overview
Experience

Introduction

Tim has significant experience in assisting clients in complex commercial disputes and regulatory issues.

Tim West principally focuses on helping clients to resolve high-profile, complex commercial disputes and contentious regulatory issues. He has a broad-ranging practice but has a particular focus on competition litigation and defending class and group actions.

Tim has significant commercial litigation experience across a number of sectors, including the banking, automotive, energy, tech, sports, and pharmaceutical sectors. Tim also has extensive experience acting for officeholders and creditors in insolvency litigation and has acted for clients in high-profile public inquiries, defending clients against court proceedings brought by regulators. Tim also regularly advises clients on contentious employment, civil fraud, professional negligence, and reputation management issues.

Tim is dual-qualified in England & Wales and Australia, having spent a number of years working in our Sydney office.

Professional Experience

Ryder Limited | Advised in respect of a very significant follow-on damages claim arising from the European Commission's decision in the Trucks cartel.
Lloyds Banking Group | Defending £500 million+ opt-out collective proceedings brought in the Competition Appeal Tribunal regarding motor finance commissions.
British Land | Advised in a cartel follow-on damages claim arising out of a cartel in the construction industry.
Administrators of various companies in the Prax group | Acting in proceedings arising out of an alleged fraud connected to a securitization facility.
International sports governing federation | Acting in proceedings commenced by a major soft drinks manufacturer over a long-term sponsorship agreement granting rights to the manufacturer for designated events held by the federation and the value of those rights.
A leading motor sports team | Acting in a shareholder dispute.
A UK investment bank| Successfully defending the bank against a £480 million fraud claim arising out of inflation and interest rate swaps sold to a FTSE listed customer as part of an aborted sale and leaseback transaction.
A health and wellness company | Advised in respect of a post-acquisition dispute and fraudulent misrepresentations made by the seller of a business.
Luxury automotive manufacturer | Advising in a dispute with a supplier which was the sole provider of components that were integral to the production process and without which the manufacturer was unable to produce vehicles.
Thomas Cook (in liquidation) | Advised the Official Receiver and Special Managers on the liquidation of the Thomas Cook group of companies.
PGS ASA | Advised on its successful application to restructure its debt as part of a scheme of arrangement.
Generic pharmaceutical company | Acting in proceedings for a major generic pharmaceutical company in its involvement in a follow-on damages litigation following the successful appeal of a patent injunction.