Timothy Bishop
Chambers ranked in UK Bar 2025
Leading Silk – Legal 500 Uk 2025

Tim Bishop KC

Call: 1991
Silk: 2011

TB was leading counsel for the successful appellant in the landmark case of Standish. Through his analysis and advocacy, he secured a £20m reduction in the wife’s first instance award, a record adjustment both in amount and proportion. TB is a senior money silk, regularly appearing in the most heavyweight matrimonial litigation. Chambers and Partners 2024 described him as “affable, ferociously intelligent and unbelievably commanding in Court”. In his last ever case, Mostyn J said of TB: “It was a pleasure to conclude my judicial career with the receipt of such skilful advocacy”. He is sought out for his phenomenal win-rate.

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Practice

  • One of only three star individuals in Chambers and Partners 2024 guide to Matrimonial Silks
  • Specialist in financial work for 30 years

  • High value financial remedy cases
  • Jurisdiction disputes
  • Nuptial agreements
  • Schedule 1 CA 1989 claims
  • Financial Provision after overseas divorce

  • TI v LI [2024] EWFC 163
  • Standish v Standish [2024] EWCA Civ 567
  • AT v BT [2023] EWHC 3531 (Fam)
  • Baker v Baker [2023] EWFC 136
  • DR v UG [2023] EWFC 68
  • Goddard-Watts v Goddard-Watts [2023] EWCA Civ 115
  • ARQ v YAQ [2023] EWFC 128
  • WX v HX [2021] EWFC 241
  • RC v JC [2020] EWHC 466
  • Potanin v Potanina [2019] EWHC 2965
  • Versteegh v Versteegh [2018] EWCA Civ 1050
  • Ecclestone v Stunt
  • X v X [2016] EWCA 1995 (Fam)
  • Work v Gray [2017] EWCA Civ 270
  • Appleton v Gallagher
  • Robertson v Robertson [2016] EWHC 613 (Fam)
  • Gray v Work [2015] EWHC 834 (fam)
  • Tan v Choy [2014] EWCA Civ 251
  • Gallagher v Lawrence [2012] EWCA Civ 394
  • H v S [2011] EWHC B23 (Fam)
  • FZ v SZ [2010] EWHC 1630 (Fam)
  • Lykiardopulo v Lykiardopulo [2010] EWCA Civ 1315
  • McCartney v Mills McCartney [2008] EWHC 401 (Fam)
  • Vaughan v Vaughan [2010] EWCA Civ 349
  • SR v CR [2008] EWHC 2329 (Fam)
  • Miller v Miller [2006]  EWHL 24
  • Xydhias v Xydhias [1998]EWCA Civ 1966

  • Former member of Editorial board of At A Glance
  • Enforcement of Financial Orders in Matrimonial Proceedings (with Gavin Smith)

  • FLBA
  • RAC
  • Trinity College Law Society

Trinity College Cambridge (MA)

Chambers and Partners

“He has a great bedside manner with clients. They always feel supported by him and confident that he has understood their case and what matters to them. He is always well prepared and has a particularly effective style of advocacy which combines conviction with persuasiveness.”

“Extremely tactically aware, very efficient and no nonsense.”

Legal 500

‘An immensely skilled advocate operating at the top of his game and as impressive on paper as he is on his feet.’

“A real star.”

Married with four children