Oliver Powell

Practice Areas

Oliver’s practice encompasses: arbitration; asset forfeiture & civil recovery; business crime; civil fraud; corporate investigations; financial services; health, safety & environment; maritime regulatory law; and sanctions & export controls.  

He acts for multinational corporations, SMEs and private individuals (usually company officers, UHNWI or HNWI), and is routinely instructed by US and City law firms. His strong interpersonal skills, intellectual rigour, candid advice and robust advocacy make him a popular choice with solicitors and clients alike. 

Oliver is routinely instructed in matters with an international element and usually cases involving allegations of dishonesty, sharp practice or breach of regulations. He is a Barrister of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI), and a member of the New York State Bar Association. He has undertaken work in, amongst others; USA, UAE, British Overseas Territories and British Crown Dependencies.

Recent or extant work includes:

- Acted for Bombardier re. 2016 Croydon tram derailment.

- Overseas legal expert re. $125m arbitration in Russia.

- Acting for a fund manager re. an FCA investigation.

- Large financial investigation conducted in a British Crown Dependency.

-£28m professional negligence claim in the Commercial Court.

- Large scale fraud in a BOT.

- £55m breach of directors’ duty claim.

- Advising a former company officer re. SFO investigation of companies within the Gupta Family Group Alliance

Publications

Oliver edits Millington and Sutherland Williams on the Proceeds of Crime, and contributes to Lissack & Horlick on Bribery, the seminal texts on POCA and bribery & corruption respectively.