Oliver is a solicitor and barrister with over 25 years’ experience of big-ticket international disputes. He takes time to understand his clients’ needs in order to be able to provide a highly strategic approach to achieve his clients’ aims and resolve disputes in the most effective way.
He heads Ontier’s litigation department in London, joining the firm in 2011, becoming a partner in 2016 and managing partner in 2023. His work is almost exclusively international and cross-border. He has handled cases involving disputes arising in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas, and has acted in virtually all sectors, including recently accounting, banking and finance, commodities, digital assets, energy, insurance, intellectual property, real estate and shipping.
Oliver has particular experience of international arbitration, including under the auspices of the ICC, LCIA and LMAA as well as ad-hoc arbitration proceedings. He has particular expertise in fraud disputes having handled several very large fraud disputes and has published many articles on this topic.
Represented Tulip Tradingin its groundbreaking £3 billion claim against the developers of various bitcoin networks:Tulip Trading v van der Laan and others [2023] EWCA Civ 83.
Represented a Russian respondent in a major and confidential arbitration proceeding before the LCIA worth close to US$100 million.
Representing a Saudi-based investor in bringing claims, including fraudulent misrepresentation, against an English-based defendant arising out of a joint venture to invest in property in the United Kingdom and Europe.
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