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Timothy Evans

Call: 1979

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Overview

Tim’s practice centres on insolvency, chancery and commercial litigation. As a senior junior, his considerable experience enables him to assimilate complex material and identify the key issues at speed.

When working with a leader, he provides reliable and cost-efficient written work. He is also commonly instructed to work with another junior, providing experienced advice and advocacy skills.

 

Tim spent his first ten years of practice specialising in traditional Chancery fields, principally capital taxes, trusts and contentious probate, and charities. He joined what is now Maitland Chambers in the early 1990’s, and his practice now includes insolvency, minority shareholder disputes and legal professional negligence (including disciplinary work).

Cases: 

  • Ahluwalia v Singh [2012] WTLR 1 [2013] WTLR 3 (CA) - a rare example of proof of a defective will execution
  • McCall v Keenan v HMRC [2011] WTLR 1823 (Northern Ireland Court of Appeal) - a case on the availability of Business Property Relief on land let for grazing
  • Hill v Spread Trustees [2007] 1WLR 2404; [2007] 1 AER 1106, CA - a leading case on s. 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986
  • Walbrook Trustees v Fattal [2008] EWHC 991 (Ch) - strike-out on Henderson v Henderson grounds
  • Walbrook Trustees v Fattal [2007] EWHC 2808 (Ch)  -    a case on the burden of proof in unusual circumstances
  • Kite v Rasini [2009] WTLR 969 -  an interesting case on undue influence
  • Re Challinor [2009] WTLR 1823- a recent example of an Inheritance Act case actually going to trial
  • Popely v Ayton and Others [2012] (High Court in St Vincent) - a successful attack on offshore trustees attempt to hi-jack the trust fund
  • Julian Holy v The Law Society [2006] EWHC 1034 Admin - an appeal against an unduly harsh striking-off order against a solicitor
  • Carr v Isard [2006] EWHC 2095 (Ch) - a case on the limits of severance of joint tenancies of land by conduct

Terms of Business 

The clerks are happy to discuss the basis on which Tim will act in any given matter. In the absence of express written agreement otherwise, the terms under which Tim accepts instructions are The Standard Contractual Terms for the Supply of Legal Services By Barristers to Authorised Persons 2020 (as updated from time to time) referred to in the BSB Handbook.

Expertise

Insolvency & Restructuring  

Overview

Acts and advises in personal as well as corporate insolvencies, including insolvent partnerships and insolvent deceased person’s estates. All aspects of asset tracing and priorities.

Company, Partnership and LLP's  

Overview

Tim has extensive experience in advising on practical solutions to shareholder disputes in private companies.

Private Client  

Overview

Contentious probate:

Acts and advises personal representatives, beneficiaries and disappointed family members, including Inheritance Act work.
 

Contentious trusts:

In particular, disputes with offshore trustees, involving disclosure, professional negligence, asset tracing and fraud.

Charities  

Overview

Wide experience in dealing with the Charity Commission at all levels. His extensive work with the Trustees of the Borough Market resulted in the Commission accepting that the Market is a charity and has contributed to the subsequent revitalisation of the Market in recent years. 

Professional Negligence 

Overview

Principally arising out of probate matters, including complaints about negligent inheritance tax advice. 

 

Disciplinary Tribunals 

Overview

Principally the SDT, although some work in other professional disciplinary tribunals. 

Qualifications

  • MA (Oxon)

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Timothy Evans

Call: 1979

tevans@maitlandchambers.com

Overview

Tim’s practice centres on insolvency, chancery and commercial litigation. As a senior junior, his considerable experience enables him to assimilate complex material and identify the key issues at speed.

When working with a leader, he provides reliable and cost-efficient written work. He is also commonly instructed to work with another junior, providing experienced advice and advocacy skills.

Tim spent his first ten years of practice specialising in traditional Chancery fields, principally capital taxes, trusts and contentious probate, and charities. He joined what is now Maitland Chambers in the early 1990’s, and his practice now includes insolvency, minority shareholder disputes and legal professional negligence (including disciplinary work).

Cases: 

  • Ahluwalia v Singh [2012] WTLR 1 [2013] WTLR 3 (CA) - a rare example of proof of a defective will execution
  • McCall v Keenan v HMRC [2011] WTLR 1823 (Northern Ireland Court of Appeal) - a case on the availability of Business Property Relief on land let for grazing
  • Hill v Spread Trustees [2007] 1WLR 2404; [2007] 1 AER 1106, CA - a leading case on s. 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986
  • Walbrook Trustees v Fattal [2008] EWHC 991 (Ch) - strike-out on Henderson v Henderson grounds
  • Walbrook Trustees v Fattal [2007] EWHC 2808 (Ch)  -    a case on the burden of proof in unusual circumstances
  • Kite v Rasini [2009] WTLR 969 -  an interesting case on undue influence
  • Re Challinor [2009] WTLR 1823- a recent example of an Inheritance Act case actually going to trial
  • Popely v Ayton and Others [2012] (High Court in St Vincent) - a successful attack on offshore trustees attempt to hi-jack the trust fund
  • Julian Holy v The Law Society [2006] EWHC 1034 Admin - an appeal against an unduly harsh striking-off order against a solicitor
  • Carr v Isard [2006] EWHC 2095 (Ch) - a case on the limits of severance of joint tenancies of land by conduct

Terms of Business 

The clerks are happy to discuss the basis on which Tim will act in any given matter. In the absence of express written agreement otherwise, the terms under which Tim accepts instructions are The Standard Contractual Terms for the Supply of Legal Services By Barristers to Authorised Persons 2020 (as updated from time to time) referred to in the BSB Handbook.

Qualifications

  • MA (Oxon)

Insolvency & Restructuring

Acts and advises in personal as well as corporate insolvencies, including insolvent partnerships and insolvent deceased person’s estates. All aspects of asset tracing and priorities.

Company, Partnership and LLP's

Tim has extensive experience in advising on practical solutions to shareholder disputes in private companies.

Private Client

Contentious probate:

Acts and advises personal representatives, beneficiaries and disappointed family members, including Inheritance Act work.
 

Contentious trusts:

In particular, disputes with offshore trustees, involving disclosure, professional negligence, asset tracing and fraud.

Charities

Wide experience in dealing with the Charity Commission at all levels. His extensive work with the Trustees of the Borough Market resulted in the Commission accepting that the Market is a charity and has contributed to the subsequent revitalisation of the Market in recent years. 

Professional Negligence

Principally arising out of probate matters, including complaints about negligent inheritance tax advice. 

 

Disciplinary Tribunals

Principally the SDT, although some work in other professional disciplinary tribunals. 

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