Oliver Cotton

Oliver Cotton is an Associate in the Commercial Litigation team.

He has acted for corporate and private clients on a broad range of commercial disputes, often multi-jurisdictional, including breach of contract, fraud, intellectual property and corporate and insolvency disputes.

Oliver has experience acting in High Court cases, and has advised on, obtained and defended freezing orders and other interim injunctions. Oliver frequently advises clients at an early stage in resolving disputes outside of Court and has advised clients across the technology, life sciences, retail and sport sectors.

Oliver regularly contributes to the firm's various pro bono initiatives, including its Royal Courts of Justice Citizens Advice Bureau Project and SPITE project and is particularly interested in sports law, environmental and other group action claims and in legal technology

Key Experience

• Representing a client in complex and multi-jurisdictional litigation involving trust and fiduciary duty claims, proprietary orders and urgent injunctions.
• Acting for clients in earn-out disputes including an Expert Determination.
• Acting for a technology business in High Court proceedings involving a misrepresentation claim.
• Representing a leading pharmaceutical company against an insurer in High Court litigation.
• Acting for a claimant in a High Court case relating to a share ownership dispute in the sports retail sector.
• Representing various private clients and businesses on urgent interim injunctions including freezing orders and the defence of multi-jurisdictional proprietary claims and insolvency proceedings.
• Advising on a copyright infringement dispute between well-known retailers in the High Court.
• Heraeus Noblelight Limited V First Light Lamps Limited [2023] - Acted for Heraeus that won its intellectual property claim in the High Court.

Career History

Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Associate, Taylor Vinters LLP
Trainee, Taylor Vinters LLP
BPP University, Legal Practice Course
BPP University, Graduate Diploma in Law
University of Leeds, BA (Hons)