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.

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

News

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