Overview: Tim is an acknowledged expert in constitutional and public law, human rights law, commercial law and public international law and is a member of the Public Law, International law, Extradition and Media teams within chambers. He was called to the Bar in 1990 and was a member of the Treasury Counsel ''A Panel'' between 2003 and 2006. When he took silk in 2006 he was, at 38, the youngest member of the Bar to do so. Tim has a high profile domestic and international practice and has extensive experience of public and private litigation at both first instance and appellate levels, as well as in public inquiry work. In 2009 he appeared before a 9 judge panel of the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords, a 7 strong Privy Council and the 17 judge Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. Between 2004 and 2008 he acted for amicus curiae in three cases relating to the Guantanamo Bay detentions before the United States Supreme Court and, since 1994, he has appeared in over forty cases before the European Court of Human Rights. His media related commercial law experience embraces a series of important disputes relating to ownership of art and valuable manuscripts and to cable and satellite television distribution agreements. In 2008 Tim was awarded the Liberty / Justice Human Rights Lawyer of the Year Award and in 2006 he won the Chambers and Partners Pro Bono Award. He is currently a visiting fellow at Mansfield College Oxford and teaches at the London School of Economics on the highly acclaimed course, Law, War and Human Rights. He is the Vice Chair of the Bar of England and Wales Human Rights Committee and holds a number of other professional appointments. His hobbies include marathon running and he has a fastest time of 2.58, set at the London Marathon in 2008. Significant cases include: Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF & AE (Admin Court) (2010): Entitlement of controlled persons to ab initio quashing of control orders and compensation; Secretary of State for the Home Department v Al Saadi (Admin Court) (2009): Necessity for ongoing control order; Al Rawi and Others v Security Services and Others (QBD) (2009): Availability of closed procedures to try civil damages claim; Carson and Others v UK (Grand Chamber ECt HR) (2009): alleged discrimination due to non-uprating of state pension; Re Chief Justice of Gibraltar (Privy Council) (2009): Constitutional reference re removal from office of Chief Justice of Gibraltar; Tribunal of Inquiry re Madam Justice Levers (2009): Constitutional inquiry re removal from office of Grand Court Judge of Cayman Islands; Secretary of State for the Home Department v AF (House of Lords) (2009): Disclosure requirements of Article 6 in control orders; Boumediene and Others v George W Bush and Others (US Supreme Court) (2008): Availability of constitutional right to habeas corpus at Guantanamo Bay; Tribunal of Inquiry re Chief Justice of Gibraltar (2008): Constitutional inquiry re removal from office of Chief Justice of Gibraltar; Russian Federation v Izmailov & Mikhaylyuk (Extradition Judge, Horseferry Road) (2008): Article 6 bar to return to Russian Federation to face fraud charges; Spain v El Banna and Deghayes (Extradition Judge, Horseferry Road) (2008): Abuse of process in extradition request; complicity in rendition; Article 3 & Article 6 bar to proceedings; Secretary of State for the Home Department v MB (House of Lords) (2007): Meaning of deprivation of liberty; compatibility of Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 with Articles 5 and 6; Hamdan v Rumsfeld (US Supreme Court) (2006): Application of Geneva Conventions to Guantanamo Bay; Al Rawi and Others v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Court of Appeal) (2006): Obligation of Foreign Secretary to intervene on behalf of victims of torture; A and Others (No. 2) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (House of Lords) (2005): Admissibility of evidence obtained by torture; Ocalan v Turkey (Grand Chamber ECt HR) (2005): Compatibility of death penalty with Articles 3 & 6, access to Counsel and Article 6, requirements for independent and impartial tribunal; Rachmaninoff and Others v Sothebys (QBD) (2004): Ownership dispute re manuscript of Rachmaninoff''s 2nd Symphony; Rasul v Bush (US Supreme Court) (2004): Availability of statutory right to habeas corpus at Guantanamo Bay; Elci v Turkey (ECt HR) (2003): Breach of Articles 3, 5 & 6 following detention and torture of defence lawyers in South East Turkey; Orhan v Turkey (ECt HR) (2002): Breach of Articles 2, 3, 5, 8 arising out of disappearances and village destruction in South East Turkey; Matter v Judah (QBD) (2000): Ownership dispute re first "oil drip technique" Jackson Pollock painting.
Awards: Liberty & Justice Human Rights Lawyer of the Year (2008) Judges' commendation Bar Council Pro Bono Awards (2007) Chambers and Partners Pro Bono Award (2006) European Bursary Award, Lincoln's Inn (1993) Tancred Scholar, Lincoln's Inn (1990) Exhibitioner, Trinity College Cambridge (1986)
Appointments and positions held: Visiting Fellow Mansfield College Oxford (2009-2010) Editorial Board European Human Rights Law Review (2009-) Executive Committee Human Rights Lawyers Association (2009-) Treasury Counsel ''A Panel'' (2003-2006) Vice Chair Bar of England and Wales Human Rights Committee (2006-) Trustee Irene Taylor Music In Prisons Trust (2006-) Council and Executive Committee Member Commonwealth Lawyers Association (2004-) Legal Consultant Kurdish Human Rights Project (2000-) Stagiaire European Commission of Human Rights (1993) Volunteer worker Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability (London) (1990-1998) Volunteer worker Mother Teresa''s Home for the destitute and dying (Calcutta, India) (1989)
What the directories say: Tim has been cited as a leader in public law, civil liberties, human rights and commercial litigation for a number of years. In 2009-2010 he was described in the following terms: "absolutely fantastic" , "praised for his learned but economic style"; "...has unrivalled experience before the ECHR" , "produces oral and written work of the highest standard."
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Year of Call
1990
Education
Cambridge University 1986-1989: 2.1 Exhibitioner;
ICSL / Lincoln's Inn 1989-1990: Tancred Scholar;
European Bursary Award
Email Address
tim.otty@doughtystreet.co.uk
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