Tim is a top commercial silk with fantastic analytical skills, who is very friendly and easy to work with. One of Tim's main strengths is his willingness to work on legally difficult or complex cases which challenge legal orthodoxy or group think.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2025
An outstanding barrister equally at home on his feet (where he is an eloquent advocate) or in providing cutting-edge written advice. Known for his proficiency in taking on difficult cases and ability to argue from a tight corner.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2025
Timothy is a very cerebral silk and a great cross-examiner.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2025
He's always able to think outside the box and come up with thoughts, ideas and strategies
Chambers UK Bar 2025
He is easy to work with, adaptable and a pleasure to work with.
Chambers UK Bar 2025
Timothy has a fine mind and is a good lateral thinker. He comes up with points that no one has thought of.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2024
He's always able to think outside the box and come up with thoughts, ideas and strategies.
Chambers UK Bar 2024
Timothy has been at forefront of commodities disputes for decades and he is a good cross-examiner who thinks outside the box.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2024
He is easy to work with, adaptable and a pleasure to work with.
Chambers UK Bar 2024
Timothy is really delightful to deal with.
Chambers UK Bar 2024
His main strength is his willingness to “think outside the box” and take on board difficult arguments.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2023
He is easy to deal with and open to ideas. Timothy is our go-to man for complex dry shipping questions.
Chambers UK Bar 2023
Hugely knowledgeable and creative lawyer. Boundless energy. Indomitable opponent. Brilliant advocate.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2023
Tim is vastly experienced with a fantastically analytical and legally creative mind. Fun and lively to work with. He carefully builds up the case and pursues it with decisive cool and calm, and also deftly adjusts course at times depending on the apparent perception of the argument by the tribunal.
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2023: The English Bar
Mr Young is warm, friendly to work with and the first choice of our firm for difficult cases.
Chambers UK Bar 2023
He has a brilliant mind and never misses a point. Wonderful use of language and turn of phrase. Tenacious and highly persuasive as an advocate.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2022
Timothy is a go-to person when it comes to complex and difficult cases.
Chambers UK Bar 2022
Creative, resilient and willing to fight difficult cases.
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022: The English Bar
He is tremendously easy to work with.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2022
A very inventive mind, he is the patron saint of lost causes.
Chambers UK Bar 2021
He is knowledgeable, hardworking and conscientious. I have no hesitation recommending his services.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2021
He is a very smooth advocate and is brilliant overall.
Chambers UK Bar 2021
He has a long history as an effective advocate.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2021
He is very experienced and extremely knowledgeable.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2021
A popular choice for Singapore dry shipping cases.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2020
An unflappable and dogged performer with years of experience behind him.
Chambers UK Bar 2020
An excellent choice for any tribunal – he has a good understanding of the commercial mores of the parties.
The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020: The English Bar
He has encyclopaedic knowledge of commodities and the shipping sector.
Chambers UK Bar 2020
A superb strategist who is always able to see the bigger picture.
Chambers UK Bar 2019
For commercial cases, Tim Young is probably as good as it gets.
Chambers UK Bar 2020
An old hand who is extremely effective and a good advocate.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2020
Always a pleasure to work with. His advice is clear and commercial. As an advocate he is vastly experienced and totally committed.
Chambers UK Bar 2019
Knowledgeable, hardworking and conscientious.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2020
He is very experienced and extremely knowledgeable.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2020
He is incredibly experienced and knowledgeable about commercial shipping matters.
The Legal 500 2018
Absolutely superb, a clever advocate with encyclopaedic knowledge of the commodities and shipping sectors.
The Legal 500 UK Bar 2018
If I need a huge legal brain to get me out of a hole, I go to Tim Young. He is unique, extraordinarily bright and fun to use.
Chambers UK Bar 2017
