Tim Burn-Francis

Tim’s principal experience includes trade mark and copyright infringement disputes, opposition hearings, Copyright Tribunal applications, defamation and contractual disputes.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Tim was a solicitor at specialist intellectual property and entertainment firm, Simpsons, in Sydney. At Simpsons, he acted on some of Australia’s most recent high profile intellectual property and entertainment industry cases.

Prior to Simpsons, Tim was a solicitor in the intellectual property and trade mark prosecution teams at Herbert Smith Freehills.

Tim holds a Juris Doctor and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne.

Tim is reading with Peter Creighton-Selvay. His senior mentor is Ed Heerey KC.

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