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About
Provided by Tim Green KC
Practice Areas
Tim Green has been recognised by both Chambers UK and Legal 500 for 15 years as one of the Bar’s outstanding advocates in regulatory crime, product safety and corporate defence work. His practice includes investigations into companies and their officers arising from: (1) death or severe injury at work; (2) inquests and inquiries; (3) complex and high value financial wrongdoing, including FCA/PRA and SFO investigations. Clients include most of the ranked law firms in these fields, as well as multi-national manufacturers, financial institutions, company officers, off-shore regulators and governments.
Career
Tim is an exceptional trial advocate with extensive experience before juries and appellate courts. He has been instructed for the defence in the largest ever corporate manslaughter investigation and over fifty investigations, public inquiries and inquests arising from death or severe injury at work including three recent appellate cases HSE v Evergreen, HSE v John Henry, ESFRS v St Michael’s Hospice. Tim has particular experience of workplace investigations in the following sectors: construction, healthcare, residential and social care, waste, maritime, technology, defence, and manufacturing. Since Tim’s success in the leading environmental waste authority of EA v Thorn International Limited, he has been widely acknowledged as an expert in environmental law and regularly advises large private and public undertakings on their response to EA investigations, civil undertakings, POCA and has experience bringing private prosecutions for Water Utilities. Tim’s inquiry and inquest work includes representing a leading insulation manufacturer in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry and the HSE in the Covid Inquiry, as well as numerous A2 and jury inquests arising from deaths at work, suicide, and deaths in custody. Recent financial instructions include a complex and large scale off-shore tax fraud, money laundering and perjury with simultaneous civil, criminal, POCA and judicial review proceedings (Operation B); an independent review of suspicions of fraud/bribery in a large mining company; the leading pensions enforcement appellate authority of TpR v Workchain; FCA in perimeter enforcement; an independent review of bribery/fraud allegations for the DPP of Grand Cayman arising from judicial review.
Professional Memberships
Financial Services Lawyers Association; Fraud Lawyers Association; Proceeds of Crime Lawyers Association; Health and Safety Lawyer’s Association; UK Environmental Lawyers Association; Midland Circuit; Attorney General’s A Panel of regulatory counsel (as a junior).
Publications
Co-edits “The Proceeds of Crime” OUP; Contributor to Lexis Nexis Encyclopaedia of Financial Services Regulation.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Tim Green KC of Henderson Chambers is a highly regarded barrister with extensive experience handling prosecutions for the Environment Agency. He also acts for defendants in a variety of matters. He is particularly experienced in work concerning compliance issues within the waste and biofuels industries.
Tim Green KC of Henderson Chambers is routinely instructed to act for and advise companies and their officers facing investigations or prosecution by HMRC, the Serious Fraud Office, the Financial Conduct Authority and other financial regulators. He is well regarded for his expert handling of cases involving tax fraud.
Tim Green KC has considerable experience defending and prosecuting organisations in health and safety matters. He is well regarded for his handling of cases arising from breaches of the HSWA, breaches of Fire Safety Regulations and fatal accidents. He regularly represents the HSE and several local authorities, as well as public and private corporations.
Tim Green KC of Henderson Chambers has a substantial POCA practice and handles money laundering, cash forfeiture, restraint and confiscation proceedings on behalf of defendants, third parties and prosecuting authorities. Additionally, he offers expertise from a prosecutorial viewpoint, as evidenced by his authorisation to act as Attorney General of the Isle of Man in respect of a global investigation into tax fraud and money laundering.
Tim Green KC has a strong track record of acting for clients in the manufacturing and construction sectors, with considerable expertise in health and safety and product liability matters. He leverages this expertise in sensitive inquests.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Tim Green is a good operator."
"Tim is across the details."
"Tim is a very strong advocate. You can rely on him to get the job done and give meaningful advice."
"Tim Green is at the top of his game and approachable and personable. He is able to apply his knowledge and expertise to the smaller-scale issues and make it feel important."
"Tim Green has been superb."
"Tim is very measured and incisive in terms of comments. His contributions are always well thought through and focused on the consequences. Clients trust him and listen when he speaks"
"Tim is a deep thinker who maturely reflects on things. He gives practical advice and always considers how it will affect a business."
"Tim's contributions are always well thought through. He is across the details and clients listen when he speaks."
"Tim Green is a good operator."
"Tim is across the details."
"Tim is a very strong advocate. You can rely on him to get the job done and give meaningful advice."
"Tim Green is at the top of his game and approachable and personable. He is able to apply his knowledge and expertise to the smaller-scale issues and make it feel important."
"Tim Green has been superb."
"Tim is very measured and incisive in terms of comments. His contributions are always well thought through and focused on the consequences. Clients trust him and listen when he speaks"
"Tim is a deep thinker who maturely reflects on things. He gives practical advice and always considers how it will affect a business."
"Tim's contributions are always well thought through. He is across the details and clients listen when he speaks."
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