Oliver has a broad medical and healthcare practice. He specialises in clinical negligence, personal injury, and Coroner’s inquests.
Oliver completed a civil pupillage at Deans Court, joining Chambers as a tenant in November 2021.
Clinical negligence
Oliver regularly advises on, and prepares pleadings in respect of, clinical negligence matters. He is available to assist with case strategy and the drafting of pre-action correspondence in respect of the same. His experience also includes having conferences with experts, and regularly advising in respect of quantum.
He regularly deals with cases involving allegations of:
- Negligent misdiagnosis
- Delayed diagnosis
- Negligently performed surgery
- Negligent mismanagement of cancer treatment
- The misadministration and wrongful withholding of medication
- Oliver has developed a particular experience includes cases involving baby death and infant injury as a result of clinical malpractice.
Oliver's experience in inquest work is such that he is in a position to work on matters involving fatalities in healthcare settings from the 'get go', being well placed thereafter to assist with civil claims in clinical negligence that naturally follow.
Personal Injury
Oliver deals with claims of intermediate and multi-track value.
He accepts instructions in the broadest range of personal injury litigation, dealing in disputed expert evidence across a range of medical disciplines.
He has an interest in claims involving:
- Chronic pain presentations
- Complex future losses
- Fatal accidents
- For Defendants, Oliver regularly works on cases that involve allegations of dishonesty and insurance fraud at their core, and is on all of the major panels.
Oliver also has experience in personal injury matters related to health and safety/regulatory issues at their heart, and has recently been led by Tim Horlock KC in group litigation relating to a gas explosion involving over 60 claimants.