Tim Fletcher
About Tim
Tim is a presently Chairperson of the firm and Director in the Dispute Resolution practice.
Areas of expertise
Experience
Handles complex commercial disputes in High Court and arbitration (domestic and international).
Supports an international retail group with major commercial disputes involving suppliers, landlords, and contractors.
Advises a global technology services provider on commercial disputes.
Provides general advisory services to outsourcing sector companies.
Represents insurers in indemnity claims
Leads a pro bono team pursuing justice for victims of apartheid.
Resolves disputes for leading telecommunications companies.
Often Involved in appeals and reviews in the context of gambling legislation.
Interacts with the Department of Higher Education on regulatory issues for private education providers.
Involved in reviews of administrative action involving state tender awards.
Engaged in matters before the Equality Court and the Constitutional Court.
Recognition
- Chambers Global 2025 - 2026 ranked Tim as an "Eminent Practitioner" for Dispute Resolution.
- Chambers Global 2022 - 2024 ranked Tim in Band 2 for Dispute Resolution.
- Chambers Global 2019-2021 he was ranked in Band 3. Between 2015 - 2018 Tim was ranked in Band 4 for Dispute Resolution.
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2024 - 2025 recommended Tim in the ‘Hall of Fame’ for dispute resolution.
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2016–2023 recommended him as a leading individual for dispute resolution.
- Tim was listed in the Legal 500 Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist: Africa 2023.
- Tim was the exclusive South African winner of the ILO Client Choice Awards 2017 and 2018 in the litigation category.
- The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2015 identified Tim as being among the world’s leading asset recovery lawyers.
- Who’s Who Legal 2015–2019 identified Tim as one of the world’s leading Insurance & Reinsurance lawyers
- Expert Guides: Insurance and Reinsurance has listed Tim as one of the top legal practitioners advising on insurance and reinsurance from 2013 - 2019.
Credentials
Education
- BA University of the Witwatersrand
- LLB University of the Witwatersrand
- LLM University of the Witwatersrand
- Year of admission as an attorney: 1991
- Year of admission as a notary public: 1995
- Year of admission as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales (non-practising): 2011
Memberships
- Law Society of England & Wales
LANGUAGES
- English
