As General Counsel and a member of the Executive Committee, Tim delivered clear, pragmatic and commercially sound advice, without lapsing into legal jargon. He had a view, together with a recommendation, which he supported with balanced and considered reasons. His open and inclusive communication style and agile approach to problems is what contributed to him being a highly effective and valued General Counsel. Stefan Leser | CEO Langham Hospitality Group (previously CEO Jumeirah Group)

In his role as General Counsel at Jumeirah Group, Tim has acted as a pioneer within the in house legal community in the UAE in structuring and operating high quality legal panels. The approach Tim developed and implemented led to increased cost-effectiveness for the client and, from the perspective of the service provider, enabled us to deliver an enhanced level of service as a result of collaboration between panel firms and a streamlined engagement process. Ben Bruton | Partner Winston & Strawn

I always found Tim an extremely approachable, pro-active and practical lawyer. An approach that drove consistent efficient and effective delivery, including that of external legal counsel providers. Matthew Yates | General Counsel Premier Inn and Restaurants (worked with Tim at Jumeirah Group)

Tim and I were both corporate partners in an international law firm based in the City of London. I had the privilege of working with him over a number of years. Tim is a great commercial lawyer. He is responsive, knowledgeable, pragmatic and a very safe pair of hands. He is able to quickly understand the client’s commercial objectives and the legal imperatives of the deal and deliver on both counts. Amir Hashemi | Retired Partner Trowers & Hamlins

During my time as Chief Financial Officer of Jumeirah Group, I got to know Tim as a pragmatic and commercially focussed General Counsel.

His common-sense approach to doing business regularly offered him a seat at the table as valued partner to the organisation, always prepared to use his experience and contribute across multiple functional disciplines.

Through collegiate and collaborative working, Tim also ensured a strong relationship between Finance and Legal departments to the benefit of the overall business, particularly in the areas of corporate governance, business development, acquisitions and related corporate finance activity.

With a natural capacity to see people’s talent and matching complementing skillsets, Tim notably developed his team around him, with the result being a collaborative legal function passionate about growing a business while being prepared to act as the conscience of the organisation. ...more Ton van Vilsteren | Chief Financial Officer Nord Anglia Education

I worked with Tim for about 6 years and it quickly became clear that Tim was one of the few General Counsel who understood the importance of creating a single virtual team comprising the in house legal team and external counsel to provide a seamless top quality service to the business, at a cost effective price.

This awareness came not just from Tim’s experience as General Counsel and his prior experience in private practice, but also results from Tim’s innate commerciality.

Tim took the process one step further by requiring panel law firms to share between themselves their detailed knowhow and then bringing together the relationship partners of the panel firms to consider issues of concern to the business and brainstorm potential solutions.

I still don’t know how Tim managed to achieve this but the benefit to the business was significant. The process also enabled each individual firm to provide a significantly better service as it facilitated trust to develop between the panel law firms such that we could work together effectively to provide a superior service. ...more Juliet Blanch | Arbitrator Arbitration Chambers