Direct Access Barrister
Robert-Jan Temmink KC A KC (King's Counsel) is a very senior barrister or solicitor advocate who is recognised as an expert and leader in their legal field. A KC will often take the lead on cases, particularly highly complex cases which demand greater experience and expertise.
Direct Access Barrister
Robert-Jan Temmink KC A KC (King's Counsel) is a very senior barrister or solicitor advocate who is recognised as an expert and leader in their legal field. A KC will often take the lead on cases, particularly highly complex cases which demand greater experience and expertise.
Robert has a wide-ranging and international practice in commercial and chancery law. He is known for being a talented and intellectually-agile advocate equally at home in fraud and financial services cases as in aviation and company/director matters.
Area of Law
Commercial
Robert is described as a leading silk in commercial dispute resolution. Whether in company / director / shareholder cases, or in claims between companies or partnerships, Robert is expert in contractual and trust litigation in the UK and abroad. You can read full details of his practice here: www.bit.ly/TemminkKC
Partnership and Joint Ventures
Robert has acted for and against partnerships and individual partners, and has given expert evidence in foreign proceedings on partnerships and quasi-partnerships. He has been involved in extensive litigation in the High Court and Court of Appeal over issues of partnership law including dissolution and actions for accounts. You can read full details of his practice here: www.bit.ly/TemminkKC
What sort of work do I do?
Robert has extensive experience in contract cases, trust matters and shareholder disputes, actions for and against company directors and receivers. Many of his cases involve an element of fraud and there is often an insolvency aspect to his cases. He often appears in cases against, and sometimes for, banks and he is expert in financial services products and legislation. He has acted in a number of cases for trust companies in matrimonial proceedings, assisting or complementing the matrimonial lawyers involved in the financial remedy proceedings. Robert is a member of TECBAR - the specialist construction bar association and has acted for an against builders and associated professionals in complex construction claims. As a KC for 10 years Robert deals with the most high-value and legally complex cases, typically with a value in excess of £5m. As a helpful guide, Robert does not generally undertake cases in County Courts where typically a junior barrister would be more suited to the dispute.
Who do I work for?
Robert works for PLCs, LLPs, directors, shareholders and individuals. He is often engaged by limited companies to pursue contractual claims against other companies both in the UK and abroad - principally in the Middle East or the Caribbean.