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Bates Wells Offices
10 QUEEN STREET PLACE
LONDON
EC4R 1BE
England
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Robert Oakley
Work Department
Dispute Resolution/Ligitgation
Position
Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution / Litigation Department.
Case load includes contractual and other business disputes, tortious claims, fraud claims, intellectual property disputes, contentious trusts and legacy / probate disputes, procurement challenges, construction disputes. Experienced at dealing with litigation, adjudication, arbitration and mediation. An experienced Supervising Solicitor of Search and other orders. Represents commercial organisations, regulatory bodies, charities and individuals.
Career
Trained Bates Wells Braithwaite; qualified into litigation / dispute resolution department 1999; partner 2006; co-author Jordan’s ‘Charities Administration Handbook’ and contributor ‘Entrepreneur’s Code to Business’, writer and/or co-author of various articles.
Languages
Basic French, German and Spanish.
Memberships
Member of: London Solicitor Litigation Association, Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association, Institute of Legacy Management. Provider of pro bono advice at legal advice centre
Education
Downlands School; Haywards Heath College; University of East London (Business Administration 2(1)).
Leisure
Football enthusiast and enjoys mountain biking, skiing and other sports, music and the arts
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector > Electoral
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Public sector > Education: schools
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > PATMA: Trade mark attorneys
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Industry focus > TMT
- Employment > Employers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Property finance