Gareth Timms

Overview

Gareth is a partner in Forbes Hare’s British Virgin Islands office.  He specialises in all areas of commercial litigation, insolvency and investigations, including complex civil frauds, shareholder disputes, investigations of financial institutions and wider investigations including employee fraud, business and asset sales and corporate governance.  He regularly obtains freezing orders, Norwich Pharmacal orders, and other interim remedies to assist with asset preservation and recovery.

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Having previously spent 17 years at a large global law firm, where he was a partner in its London office, Gareth has extensive experience of working for a wide range of international clients on complex cross border matters.

Recognitions

• Gareth Timms is “a fighting general” – up to speed on the detail, not afraid to get his hands dirty, and willing to lead the charge. Very commercial, and a pleasure to work with.” The Legal 500 2021

• Gareth Timms is “a fighting general who brings the attributes and calm judgment of someone who has seen it all before and is phased by nothing” in the Legal 500 2018

• Recommended in The Legal 500 2017 for Banking Litigation – investment and retail, Commercial Litigation and Assetbased lending

• Recommended in the 2016 edition of The Legal 500

• Gareth Timms is regarded as “someone you want in the trenches with you if there is a problem” in The Legal 500 2016

• Listed as a leading individual in the 2015 edition of The Legal 500

• Gareth Timms is described in The Legal 500 2015 as “demonstrating strong business acumen and good commercial awareness”, and has “vast experience” working with asset- based lenders on the contentious side

• Recommended in the 2013 edition of The Legal 500

Bar Admissions

• Admitted as a Solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)

• Admitted as a Solicitor of England and Wales with Higher Rights of Audience (not currently practising