Tim Welch, Barrister

About me

Biography

I specialise in employment law and commercial and civil litigation. My practice includes a full range of statutory claims before the ET and common law actions in the High Court with a particular emphasis on injunctive relief work. I act in civil and commercial litigation in the High Court and County Court, particularly in claims involving contractual disputes.

I am often instructed by professionals, including medical professionals, teachers, bankers and accountants. I also have experience of international law and foreign jurisdictions. I have a masters degree in international law and has spent time working for the United Nations in a war crimes tribunal in Bosnia.

In addition to my legal practice I also lecture and publish. I am a guest lecturer at 2 London universities and have authored numerous articles.

Qualifications

LL.B (First Class Honours)
LL.M (International Law, Durham)
Sweet & Maxwell Law Prize
Inns of Court School of Law
Inner Temple (call 2009)
Member of 36 Group: https://36group.co.uk/members/tw
Authorised and Regulated by the Bar Standards Board

Recent and current work

Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal

Acting for a Respondent bank as junior counsel led by a leading employment QC in a heavy duty whistleblowing and discrimination claim in the ET and EAT.
Instructed by a trade union in a 15 day whistleblowing claim in the ET.
Acting for a Claimant as junior counsel led by a leading employment QC in a hard fought strike out application in a discrimination claim against a large City law firm.
Acting for the Claimant in an appeal involving allegations of judicial bias (Anderson v Royal Mail Group Plc UKEATPA/1159/14/RN).
Acting for the Respondent in an appeal on time limits (Majid v AA Solicitors Limited UKEATPA/0742/14/JOJ).

High Court (Injunctive relief work)

Successfully obtained an interim injunction acting for Dragon’s Den’s ‘Chika’s Foods’ in a case involving employee misuse of social media (Chika’s Foods & another v Jarratt 2018 (QB).
Successfully obtained an interim injunction in a complex company and partnership dispute.
Successfully obtained an interim injunction in a case involving employee dishonesty.

High Court

Multi-party fraud claim involving multiple complex interim applications (Chancery Division).
Multi-party conspiracy to procure a breach of contract claim (Queen’s Bench Division).
Application for contempt of court (C v H [2016] EWHC 2366 (QB).

Cases involving medical professionals

Advising a high net worth Consultant Psychiatrist in relation to a redundancy claim.
Acting for a Consultant Cardiologist in ET proceedings.
Advising a Consultant Cosmetic Surgeon in relation to restraint of trade and restrictive covenants.
Advising a Consultant Surgeon in relation to a constructive dismissal claim.
Advising a GP in a partnership dispute.
Acting for a Radiologist in a professional disciplinary hearing.
Acting for a Pharmacist in a pregnancy discrimination claim.
Acting for a Harley Street therapy clinic in litigation focused on restraint of trade and restrictive covenants.

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