Tim Swift is an English Solicitor, Manx Advocate and Commissioner for Oaths with some 28 years experience in all forms of Civil and Commercial Litigation, having acted for private, commercial and union clients. He has worked both in Private Practice and in the Legal Department of a leading UK Insurance Company. Until his move to the Isle of Man he was a Deputy District Judge sitting in the North West of England for some 10 years and a partner in a firm of Liverpool Solicitors heading up their Civil Litigation and Personal Injury Department.
Although experienced in a broad range of Civil Disputes, Tim specialises in Personal Injury and Professional Negligence cases. He has conducted all types of Personal Injury claims (road traffic accidents, workplace accidents, public and occupiers liability cases), including ones of maximum severity. He has dealt with negligence claims against a variety of professionals (lawyers, accountants, surveyors and medical practitioners) and has acted in connection with complaints before the Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal. Tim has a particular specialism in cases involving vexatious litigants and is a leading Isle of Man expert with regards to Civil Restraint Orders. Tim also acts in various Trust/Probate claims, Insolvency cases and Commercial disputes.
His experience involves acting for both Claimants and Defendants. He has conducted many high profile matters.