Timothy M Dowling

About

Timothy M Dowling is a barrister at the Victorian Bar practising from Aickin Chambers in Melbourne. He signed the Bar Roll in 2013 after admission in 2010, including a year as Associate to Justice Jessup of the Federal Court. His practice focuses on commercial, corporations, insolvency, employment and equity matters.

Practice focus. Corporate and commercial law, insolvency, trusts and workplace relations. Regularly briefed to advise and appear in complex commercial disputes concerning shareholder rights, oppressive conduct within company management, directors’ duties, voidable and insolvent transactions, fiduciary obligations, restraints of trade, breaches of contract and statutory rights of employees and employers.

Suburbs served. Melbourne CBD.

Accreditations & credentials

• Member, Victorian Bar (Victorian Practising Counsel)
• Member, Commercial Bar Association of Victoria
• Member, Industrial Bar Association
• LLB (Hons); LLM (Melbourne) — focused on insolvency, taxation, corporate governance and unjust enrichment
• Associate to the Honourable Justice Jessup, Federal Court of Australia (2009–2010)

Verified on 2026-05-23. Practising certificate cross-checked against the relevant state register.

Indicative matter profile

Commercial disputes including shareholder oppression (Corporations Act Part 2F.1), directors’ duties (s180–184), voidable transactions under the Corporations Act, breaches of fiduciary duty, restraint of trade, contract disputes, and Federal Court / Supreme Court of Victoria insolvency matters. Cases list available at the Vic Bar profile.

Matter information is provided by the lawyer and reviewed by our editorial team. Specific case outcomes are not predictive of future matters.

Fees & how to engage

Public Bar/registry profile. Victorian Bar profile (ID 24735) →

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