Dr Tim Sampson

Tim has a broad commercial practice with a particular emphasis on construction disputes, intellectual property, data protection and contractual claims. As well as contract claims and claims under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.

Construction and Technology

Tim regularly acts in complex construction disputes often with significant technical or expert evidential issues – including adjudications (both under the Scheme for Construction Adjudications and ad hoc rules) and High Court TCC enforcement proceedings, as well as leading in recent appeals to the Court of Appeal. He also advises in respect of such claims and related matters such as dilapidations. Tim also has substantial experience in relation to domestic building disputes, with a particular emphasis on dealing with such cases through mediation or other forms of ADR.

Intellectual Property, Defamation and Data Protection

Tim has a successful intellectual property practice including copyright, patents, design rights / registered deigns and trademarks / passing. As well as acting in defamation (including claims for malicious falsehood) and data protection claims. He is instructed in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious UK and European intellectual property law and data protection regulation and regularly represents clients in the Trade Marks Office, Chancery Division of the High Court, and IPEC on such matters, as well as conducting international arbitration claims under both AAA and LCIA rules. He was also instructed in both the CA and the Supreme Court in its seminal judgment on accessory liability and accounts of profit in Ahmed v Lifestyle.

In addition, Tim lectures and writes on all his specialist areas of legal practice and for a number of years taught on professional training courses run by BPP University, as well as providing Expert content for LexisNexis. He is also the current editor of Chapter 14 (Appeals) of CITMA’s EU Trade Mark Handbook.

Commercial, Contract and Consumer Rights Act Disputes

Tim is regularly instructed in relation to general commercial disputes including claims for breach of contract, third-party guarantee enforcement proceedings, breaches of environmental regulations and claims under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 – in particular in relation to caravan sales / pitch agreements, as well as non-contentious work such as drafting licensing and franchise agreements.