Oliver is a barrister at Outer Temple Chambers. His practice focuses on employment, regulation and international disputes in both the public and private sectors. He is regularly instructed in complex tribunal and appellate employment cases. He has appeared in the Court of Appeal and regularly appears unled in the Employment Appeal Tribunal and the ET. His clients range from household names to senior executives in cases across commercial employment, statutory employment and discrimination law.

Oliver routinely acts unled in business protection disputes as part of his commercial employment practice in the High Court, specialising in matters of contractual interpretation, business confidentiality and restraint of trade. He is regularly called on to lead injunction applications from the outset.

His expertise in statutory employment law covers a broad range of matters including whistleblowing, discrimination, TUPE, unfair dismissal and tribunal procedure. He repeatedly acts in sensitive and factually complex cases, many of which involve allegations of professional negligence, conspiracy or fraud.

Oliver’s practice also extends to international cases that fall under the jurisdiction of international administrative law involving disputes between international organisations and their senior executives. He is regularly instructed to act in international arbitration proceedings and before international administrative tribunals.

Oliver conducts internal investigations into workplace malpractice and provides organisations with advice on sensitive disciplinary decisions in relation to misconduct and/or breach of regulatory obligations by employees.