Oliver Powell, KC
Oliver’s practice concerns commercial disputes and the regulation of business activity and commerce. His practice encompasses: arbitration; asset recovery; commercial fraud & injunctive relief; corporate crime & investigations; financial services; health, safety & environment; maritime; and sanctions & export controls.
Recent or extant work includes:
- AS PNB Banka & Others v Republic of Latvia, ICSID Case No. ARB/17/47 (award pending).
- UK legal expert in a $125m arbitration in Russia.
- Retained in a £55m dishonest assistance claim in the Commercial Court.
- Retained by a party embroiled in the Market Financial Solutions collapse (alleged £1.3bn mortgage fraud).
- Retained by the Claimant in respect of an alleged €45m investment fraud.
- Retained to advise on sanctions issues pertaining to an £800m bankruptcy.
- Retained by a company involved in the Grenfell Tower fire investigation.
- Retained by a company involved in the Didcot Power Station collapse investigation.
- Acted for Réseau de Transport d’Électricité in a £28m professional negligence claim (matter settled).
Oliver is a Barrister of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI), and in recent years has undertaken work in, amongst others, USA and UAE, as well as several UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
Oliver is a contributor to Lissack and Horlick on International Bribery and Corruption, the seminal text on Bribery & Corruption.
Since 2020, Oliver has been a visiting lecturer at Middlesex University Dubai and the DIFC Academy of Law.