
Tim Burn-Francis
- Commercial Law Intellectual Property
- Tort Law
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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Contact
- P+61 3 9225 8012
- M0439 318 125
- E[email protected]
- Connect on Linkedin
Emmerson Chambers
Level 18 Room 10
200 Queen Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Jane King
+61 3 9225 8558
Expertise
- Consumer Law
- Contractual Disputes
- Appellate
- Confidential Information
- Copyright & Designs
- Media & Entertainment
- Privacy & Data Protection
- Trade Marks
- Defamation
Qualifications
Juris Doctor
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Finance)
University of Melbourne
Victoria
State and Territory Courts and Tribunals
Federal Court of Australia
High Court of Australia
Publications
Memberships
Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ)