Timothy Smit

Timothy (Tim) Smit is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice and has practiced exclusively in commercial dispute resolution since his admission as an attorney. Tim specialises in High Court litigation, private mediations and arbitrations and forensic investigations. Tim has successfully resolved disputes concerning administrative law reviews, complex shareholder agreements, professional indemnity claims, D&O claims, construction and engineering claims, product liability claims, subrogated recovery claims, public liability, medical malpractice and contractual issues. Tim has also investigated performance complaints and claims of fraud against directors and designated officers of companies. · Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr

South AfricaDispute Resolution, LitigationEnglish

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Timothy (Tim) Smit is a Director in the Dispute Resolution practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, practising exclusively in commercial dispute resolution since his admission as an attorney in 2011. He specialises in High Court litigation, private mediations and arbitrations, and forensic investigations, and has acted on matters including shareholder disputes, professional indemnity and D&O claims, construction and product liability, subrogated recovery, public liability and medical malpractice.

Practice areas

Dispute ResolutionLitigationArbitrationMediationInvestigationsConstruction & EngineeringProfessional LiabilityInsurance

Office

South Africa

Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr · Timothy (Tim) Smit is a Director in our Dispute Resolution practice and has practiced exclusively in commercial dispute resolution since his admission as an attorney. Tim specialises in High Court litigation, private mediations and arbitrations and forensic investigations. Tim has successfully resolved disputes concerning administrative law reviews, complex shareholder agreements, professional indemnity claims, D&O claims, construction and engineering claims, product liability claims, subrogated recovery claims, public liability, medical malpractice and contractual issues. Tim has also investigated performance complaints and claims of fraud against directors and designated officers of companies.

South Africa

Expertise

High Court litigationPrivate mediations and arbitrationsForensic investigationsAdministrative law reviewsComplex shareholder disputesProfessional indemnity / D&O claimsConstruction and engineering claimsProduct liability and subrogationPublic liability and medical malpracticeInvestigations into fraud and performance complaints against directors

Education

BComm, University of the Witwatersrand
LLB, University of the Witwatersrand

Admissions

Admitted as an attorney, South Africa (2011)
Registered with the Legal Practice Council

Languages

English