
Tim Haynes advises on and litigates high value, cross-border management, shareholder, commercial, insolvency and corporate restructuring disputes, often with a nexus to Hong Kong, the Cayman Islands, and the British Virgin Islands. He has over twenty years’ experience representing a wide range of Asia Pacific-based clients in all aspects of commercial dispute resolution, from corporate shareholders and liquidators to high-net-worth individuals. He is particularly skilled at handling high-stakes management and shareholder disputes and other contentious matters arising out of distressed corporate and investment vehicles. In addition to being a Chartered Arbitrator, Mr. Haynes is an experienced advocate who has appeared in numerous cases before the first instance and appellate courts in both Hong Kong and the Cayman Islands.
Mr. Haynes has been recognized as a leading lawyer in multiple legal directories, with the Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020 describing him as “undoubtedly the best offshore dispute resolution partner in Hong Kong” providing “very measured and strategic advice on contentious insolvency matters, as well as broader commercial disputes".
Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Haynes practiced at Walkers, where he led the firm’s insolvency and dispute resolution practice in Hong Kong. Prior to Walkers, he practiced at Baker & McKenzie, also in Hong Kong.
Admissions
- Solicitor, Hong Kong
- Solicitor, British Virgin Islands
- Solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
Education
- Marlborough College
- University College London, BA, Joint Honors
- College of Law
Accolades
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020, Leading Individual
- Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020 (Offshore: Dispute Resolution), Recommended Lawyer
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019, Recommended Lawyer
- Chambers Asia-Pacific 2019 (Offshore: Dispute Resolution), Recommended Lawyer
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017, Recommended Lawyer
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017, Recommended Lawyer
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016, Recommended Lawyer
Select Engagements
Cayman Islands
British Virgin Islands
Professional & Community Involvement
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Chartered Arbitrator, FCIARB
- INSOL International, Member
- International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, Member
Publications & Presentations
- Author, “Walking the Tightrope Between Agreements to Arbitrate and Winding Up Proceedings: Differing Approaches in Onshore and Offshore Jurisdictions” (The Hong Kong Lawyer, July 2019)
- Author, “Freestanding Freezing Injunctions in the BVI, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands” (The Hong Kong Lawyer, May 2016)
- Co-Author, “Judicial Assistance to Foreign Officeholders: A Comparison of the Approaches in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands” (The Hong Kong Lawyer, June 2014)
Credentials
Admissions
- Solicitor, Hong Kong
- Solicitor, British Virgin Islands
- Solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
Education
- Marlborough College
- University College London, BA, Joint Honors
- College of Law
Accolades
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020, Leading Individual
- Chambers Asia-Pacific 2020 (Offshore: Dispute Resolution), Recommended Lawyer
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2019, Recommended Lawyer
- Chambers Asia-Pacific 2019 (Offshore: Dispute Resolution), Recommended Lawyer
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017, Recommended Lawyer
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017, Recommended Lawyer
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016, Recommended Lawyer
Engagements
Cayman Islands
British Virgin Islands
News
Professional & Community Involvement
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Chartered Arbitrator, FCIARB
- INSOL International, Member
- International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, Member
Publications & Presentations
- Author, “Walking the Tightrope Between Agreements to Arbitrate and Winding Up Proceedings: Differing Approaches in Onshore and Offshore Jurisdictions” (The Hong Kong Lawyer, July 2019)
- Author, “Freestanding Freezing Injunctions in the BVI, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands” (The Hong Kong Lawyer, May 2016)
- Co-Author, “Judicial Assistance to Foreign Officeholders: A Comparison of the Approaches in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands” (The Hong Kong Lawyer, June 2014)
"Undoubtedly the best offshore dispute resolution partner in Hong Kong" and "calm in a storm, a straight shooter and someone who avoids engaging in unnecessary tactics."
- The Legal 500
"A good operator who is active in the market," with an "excellent grasp of legal strategy"
- Chambers