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Tim Fletcher

Chairperson, Director

Tim Fletcher is the Chairperson of Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, and Director in our Dispute Resolution practice. He has been involved in commercial dispute resolution for many years including High Court litigation and private arbitration - both domestic and international. He has successfully resolved disputes concerning general commercial and contractual issues, administrative law issues including tender reviews as well as education, insurance, gambling, information technology, product liability and real estate issues. Tim is also an expert on education regulatory matters.

+27 (0)11 562 1061
tim.fletcher@cdhlegal.comJohannesburg
Tim Fletcher

About Tim

About Tim

Tim is a presently Chairperson of the firm and Director in the Dispute Resolution practice.

Credentials

Credentials

Education

  • BA LLB LLM, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales (non-practising)
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 1991
  • Year of admission as a notary public: 1995
  • Year of admission as a solicitor: 2009

Memberships

  • Law Society of England & Wales

About Tim

Tim is a presently Chairperson of the firm and Director in the Dispute Resolution practice.

Credentials

Education

  • BA LLB LLM, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales (non-practising)
  • Year of admission as an attorney: 1991
  • Year of admission as a notary public: 1995
  • Year of admission as a solicitor: 2009

Memberships

  • Law Society of England & Wales

Experience

Commercial disputes

Managing complex commercial disputes before the High Court and in domestic and international arbitrations

Complex regulatory issues.

Regularly involved in negotiations with the Department of Higher Education on behalf of leading private higher education service providers about complex regulatory issues.

General commercial issues

Assists a major international retail group with general commercial issues including perfection of securities, retail and real estate disputes.

Indemnity claims

Represents insurance brokerages and underwriters in indemnity claims.

High level investigations

Has conducted high level investigations for major corporations

Administrative action

Involved in numerous reviews of administrative action involving state tender awards

Matters before Equality and Constitutional Court

Engaged from time to time in matters before the Equality Court and the Constitutional Court.

Gambling legislation

Often Involved in appeals and reviews in the context of gambling legislation.

Pro Bono and Human Rights

Assists our Pro Bono and Human Rights Department with litigious matters.

News

Law and disorder: Sense check on litigation
Dispute Resolution

Law and disorder: Sense check on litigation

Voltaire famously said that “ Common sense is not so common ” and there are some court stories that support that. Like the infamous McDonald’s coffee matter in 1994 where Stella Liebeck,...
Arbitration: Careful drafting applies as much to the arbitration agreement as to the pleadings
Dispute Resolution

Arbitration: Careful drafting applies as much to the arbitration agreement as to the pleadings

An agreement to arbitrate a specific issue will generally describe both the issue the arbitrator is required to decide and the arbitrator’s powers. The arbitrator has no power beyond...
The Legal 500 Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist for Africa
Dispute Resolution

The Legal 500 Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist for Africa

Congratulations to our Dispute Resolution Lawyers that have been included in the Legal 500 Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist for Africa.
Factual disputes in review proceedings? Trial or application
Dispute Resolution

Factual disputes in review proceedings? Trial or application

A leadership dispute in the Babirwa BaGa Mamadi traditional community ended up in court recently when the Premier of Limpopo Province appointed Aborekwe Thomas Mamadi as the community’s...
Prescription: Fairness trumps legal certainty
Dispute Resolution

Prescription: Fairness trumps legal certainty

Prescription of debts is generally absolute in its impact, and can be said to have a “ guillotine effect ” as a claim for a debt is unenforceable once it has prescribed. The rationale...

All articles by Tim
The Cradock Four
Dispute Resolution

The Cradock Four

Tim Fletcher, Head of our Dispute Resolution practice, joined eNCA to discuss the application in the Pretoria High Court to compel the National Prosecuting Authority to make a decision...

All videos by Tim
What Directors expect from their juniors
Education & Training

What Directors expect from their juniors

Chairperson, Tim Fletcher and CDH Partner Njeri Wagacha speak to Graduate Programme Manager, Boipelo Mathodlana.
Njeri Wagacha provides a summary of the year's recordings
Corporate & Commercial Law

Njeri Wagacha provides a summary of the year's recordings

Every month CDH Kenya Partner Njeri Wagacha publishes a podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'. In this final podcast for 2022, Njeri extends her gratitude to her listeners for accompanying her...
Njeri Wagacha talks to Tim Fletcher
Corporate & Commercial Law

Njeri Wagacha talks to Tim Fletcher

Every month CDH Kenya Partner, Njeri Wagacha, publishes the podcast 'Njeri Talks Law'.

All podcasts by Tim

Recognition

2015-2023

Chambers Global

  • Chambers Global 2022 - 2023 ranked Tim in Band 2 for Dispute Resolution. From 2019-2021 he was ranked in Band 3. Between 2015 - 2018 Tim was ranked in Band 4 for Dispute Resolution.

2016-2023

Legal 500 EMEA

  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2016-2023 listed Tim as a 'leading individual' for dispute resolution and recommended him in 2013–2016.

2023

Legal 500 EMEA

  • Tim was listed in the Legal 500 Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist: Africa 2023.

2017-2018

ILO Client Choice Awards

  • Tim was the exclusive South African winner of the ILO Client Choice Awards 2017 and 2018 in the litigation category.

2015

Who’s Who of Business Lawyers

  • The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2015 identified Tim as being among the world’s leading asset recovery lawyers.

2013-2019

Expert Guides

  • Expert Guides: Insurance and Reinsurance has listed Tim as one of the top legal practitioners advising on insurance and reinsurance from 2013 - 2019.

2015-2019

Who’s Who Legal

  • Who’s Who Legal 2015–2019 identified Tim as one of the world’s leading Insurance & Reinsurance lawyers

Chambers Global

  • Chambers Global 2022 - 2023 ranked Tim in Band 2 for Dispute Resolution. From 2019-2021 he was ranked in Band 3. Between 2015 - 2018 Tim was ranked in Band 4 for Dispute Resolution.

Legal 500 EMEA

  • The Legal 500 EMEA 2016-2023 listed Tim as a 'leading individual' for dispute resolution and recommended him in 2013–2016.

Legal 500 EMEA

  • Tim was listed in the Legal 500 Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist: Africa 2023.

ILO Client Choice Awards

  • Tim was the exclusive South African winner of the ILO Client Choice Awards 2017 and 2018 in the litigation category.

Who’s Who of Business Lawyers

  • The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers 2015 identified Tim as being among the world’s leading asset recovery lawyers.

Expert Guides

  • Expert Guides: Insurance and Reinsurance has listed Tim as one of the top legal practitioners advising on insurance and reinsurance from 2013 - 2019.

Who’s Who Legal

  • Who’s Who Legal 2015–2019 identified Tim as one of the world’s leading Insurance & Reinsurance lawyers

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