Oliver Cain

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.

Dirige el departamento de litigios de Ontier en Londres, firma a la que se incorporó en 2011, fue nombrado socio en 2016 y socio director en 2023. Su trabajo es casi exclusivamente internacional y transfronterizo. Ha gestionado casos que involucran disputas surgidas en Europa, Oriente Medio, África, Asia y América, y ha actuado en prácticamente todos los sectores, incluidos recientemente contabilidad, banca y finanzas, materias primas, activos digitales, energía, seguros, propiedad intelectual, bienes raíces y transporte marítimo.

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.

 

 

Highlights of the work

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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