Tim Jones
Clayton Utz
Partner
Brisbane
Tim Jones proved himself to be a force with which to be reckoned.
– Client quote
Overview
Tim Jones is a highly experienced commercial litigator strongly committed to giving his clients practical, solutions-focused advice to minimise their risk of litigation and disputes. His expertise spans various industries, with a particular focus on corporate, energy and resources, and property disputes. Tim also excels in assisting clients in navigating complex regulatory investigations.
Notable Work
- Chinese State-Owned Enterprise: successfully represented its Australian mining subsidiary in a complex dispute involving the misappropriation of purchase funds for a mining tenement, ultimately securing damages and costs exceeding AU$50 million. The proceeding ultimately went to the High Court.
- International mining company: acted in multiple high-value joint venture disputes with an Australian ASX-Listed mining company, involving intricate contractual and procedural matters.
- ASX-listed property clients: advised on challenging statutory land valuations in Queensland, achieving success in significant trials before the Land Court.
- US-based hedge fund: was part of the legal team representing a fund in a dispute with the Australian Tax Office over the sale of lithium assets in Australia.
- Royal Commissions: experience includes preparing witnesses' statements and guiding witnesses who gave evidence in the Banking Royal Commission.
- Large charitable organisations: assisted several in successfully responding to regulatory investigations by the ACNC related to charity registration and compliance with governance standards.
- Large Chinese property development company: assisted its Australian subsidiary in a joint venture dispute over a significant residential development project in Queensland in which Tim's client used a dispute clause mechanism to purchase the project outright.
- Personal injury claims: advised clients with these (including historical abuse claims) and coronial investigations. Most notably, Tim advised a board in respect to a death at its facility and managing the ongoing media response after incident.
- Engineers: regularly undertakes compliance reviews for corporate clients regarding compliance with the Professional Engineers Act (Qld) for engineers employed by them.
- Large private property development company: assisted with a claim for specific performance and ultimately forcing the counterparty to complete a land contract for a multi-million-dollar contract price.
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“Having a second crack”: the perils of trying to repair gaps in evidence on appeal
22 Aug 2024 | Article
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Time is important, but essentially how important? Understanding what "time is of the essence" means
25 Aug 2023 | Article
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Costly conduct: a further insight into QCAT’s approach to awarding legal costs
10 Nov 2022 | Article
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Keeping up with the changing landscape of professional engineers' registration requirements
7 Jul 2022 | Article
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Litigation 101: Discovery – Understanding the process and obligations
9 Jun 2022 | Article
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Litigation 101 Series: You’ve been served with a subpoena, now what?
26 May 2022 | Article
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Review your engagements with multidisciplinary partnerships involving non-lawyer tax advisers to ensure privilege will not be lost
31 Mar 2022 | Article
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Social distancing: High Court warns on contact with the Judge during litigation
14 Oct 2021 | Article
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Responding to Courts and regulators: claiming privilege against self-incrimination
16 Sep 2021 | Article
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IOC decision to withdraw doping case against Aussie Olympian sparks major changes to WADA Code
2 Sep 2021 | Article
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The changing landscape of the regulation of professional engineers in Australia: how is your organisation impacted?
8 Jul 2021 | Article
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Appeals to the High Court: The statistics, a guide to the process and some practical tips
24 Jun 2021 | Article
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Engineering update: Queensland regulator gets new powers, and the threat of corrupt conduct for unregistered professionals
23 Dec 2020 | Article
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ASIC's hard-line regulatory approach receives further endorsement
1 Oct 2020 | Article
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The distinction between joint, several, joint and several liability and why it matters
30 Apr 2020 | Article
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Six minutes past midnight: what happens if we miss the Court deadline?
12 Dec 2019 | Article
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Class action litigation funders hit a hurdle as the High Court strikes down common fund orders
4 Dec 2019 | Article
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"Don't it always seem to go, you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone": the value of a lost commercial opportunity
19 Jul 2018 | Article
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Documents you give to other parties in litigation can end up with the ATO
29 Mar 2018 | Article
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Get it right! There's no substitute for clear drafting in property dealings
15 Feb 2018 | Article
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Foreign investors in Australian resources projects receive important income tax guidance from Federal Court
12 Feb 2018 | Article
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Banks and farmers now required to talk it over ‒ compulsory mediation introduced in Queensland for farm mortgages
30 Mar 2017 | Article
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Queensland Land Court accepts planning risk as a ground for challenging statutory property valuations
2 Mar 2017 | Article
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