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Provided by Tim Akkouh KC
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Tim Akkouh KC is a commercial litigator with a strong reputation for civil fraud and asset recovery. This year’s Chambers & Partners describes him as having “a brilliant strategic mind which homes in on the key levers in a case like a hawk”, and as being “a seriously impressive barrister” whose “energy is boundless and who is a pleasure to work with.”
Tim has acted in some of the largest actions to come before the courts, including JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov, Pinchuk v Bogolyubov, Mezhprom v Pugachev, Republic of Djibouti v Boreh, Chernukhin v Deripaska and ENRC v Dechert/SFO.
Tim is particularly experienced in applications for pre-emptive and interlocutory relief, including freezing, search, receivership, committal and Norwich Pharmacal orders. He also maintains a commercial chancery practice, with an emphasis on contract, insolvency, company and trusts disputes.
Tim regularly appears in the Chancery Division and Commercial Court. He has appeared in the Court of Appeal on 16 occasions and twice in the Supreme Court.
Before taking silk, Tim was ranked as the only ‘star’ junior in Chambers & Partners’ civil fraud category. He was also ranked as a Tier 1 junior in the directories’ Commercial Dispute Resolution and Commercial Chancery categories. In October 2015, Tim was named Chancery Junior of the Year by Chambers & Partners. He was also a nominee for Legal 500’s 2018 Commercial Junior of the Year award.
In 2022/23, Tim achieved silk rankings in the fields of Civil Fraud, Commercial Chancery, Commercial Dispute Resolution and Cryptoassets.
Chambers Review
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Tim Akkouh KC of Essex Court Chambers is well regarded for his work in the cryptoasset space. He has experience dealing with cryptocurrency trading disputes and a particular expertise in related freezing actions.
Tim Akkouh KC is an excellent commercial advocate who is routinely instructed in high-stakes civil fraud proceedings. He is adept at dealing with interim relief and committal orders, and since taking silk he has been instructed on some of the highest-profile matters of the day.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He can get details across in a succinct way and has a crisp and concise form of advocacy that conveys a lot of information logically and neatly."
"Tim is incredibly clever but also very commercial. He's really into the details and strategy of a case."
"Tim is incredibly clever but also very commercial. He is into the details and strategy and always encouraging."
"He is superhuman in his ability to get things done, and his intelligence stands out."
"Tim is incredibly clever but also very commercial. He is into the details and strategy, and is a man whose instincts you can trust."
"His is a crisp and concise form of advocacy that conveys a lot of information logically and neatly. He gets details across in a succinct way."
"Tim was unbelievable in his strategic vision and nous."
"Tim is capable and smart. He is very knowledgeable about crypto and fraud."
"He can get details across in a succinct way and has a crisp and concise form of advocacy that conveys a lot of information logically and neatly."
"Tim is incredibly clever but also very commercial. He's really into the details and strategy of a case."
"Tim is incredibly clever but also very commercial. He is into the details and strategy and always encouraging."
"He is superhuman in his ability to get things done, and his intelligence stands out."
"Tim is incredibly clever but also very commercial. He is into the details and strategy, and is a man whose instincts you can trust."
"His is a crisp and concise form of advocacy that conveys a lot of information logically and neatly. He gets details across in a succinct way."
"Tim was unbelievable in his strategic vision and nous."
"Tim is capable and smart. He is very knowledgeable about crypto and fraud."
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