Timothy Lo recently completed his pupillage at a public commercial set of chambers. In particular, he assisted leading counsel on high-profile judicial review and advisory matters spanning a wide range of areas: commercial (concerning the Gambling Commission’s public procurement of the Fourth National Lottery Competition); energy (advising on Ofgem regulatory matters); aviation (Gatwick Airport v Secretary of State); food regulation (R (AIMS) v Food Standards Agency); and sanctions (Dana Astra v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs). He also worked on proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights and on matters concerning assimilated EU law.

Furthermore, Timothy has experience in collective proceedings claims (e.g. Apple v Kent, the landmark case in which the first damages award under the UK’s collective proceedings regime was made). He has also worked extensively on commercial litigation, often involving significant public policy and regulatory dimensions. He draws upon this combined experience in his practice, particularly in matters affecting entire communities and a diverse range of stakeholders.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Timothy served as a judicial assistant to Lady Justice Asplin at the Court of Appeal, working across public and commercial cases. He also worked as a paralegal assisting immigration barristers, drafting submissions for Home Office applications and appeals.

Timothy holds a first-class degree in law from the University of Bristol and an LLM in Legal Theory from New York University School of Law, where he was a Dean’s Scholar. During his postgraduate studies, he held a research fellowship with the NYU Centre for Human Rights and Global Justice, focusing on election law. Timothy’s practice is informed by his academic background, including his role as a graduate editor of NYU Journal of International Law and Politics and as a research assistant to Professor Tarunabh Khaitan, during which he contributed to publications on comparative constitutional law. During his studies for the Bar, he was awarded the Inner Temple Exhibition Scholarship, the Allan Levy Award, and the Duke of Edinburgh Scholarship.

As a native of Hong Kong, Timothy maintains close connections with the jurisdiction. He is fluent in both Cantonese and Mandarin, and he is uniquely positioned to assist on matters involving Chinese-speaking parties and Chinese documentation.