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Oliver Caplin KC

Oliver Caplin KC

Twenty Essex, London

Work Department

Arbitration and mediation; Banking and finance; Civil fraud; Commercial law; Insurance and reinsurance; Private international law; Shipping

Position

Oliver has a broad commercial practice which particularly focuses on international trade, jurisdiction, IP/IT, and dry-shipping disputes (including ship construction). He is ranked as a leading junior in a number of practice areas by Chambers & Partners (UK Bar), The Legal 500 (UK Bar, Asia Pacific) and Who’s Who Legal. He was nominated for Shipping Junior of the Year in 2021 by Chambers & Partners and for Shipping and Commodities Junior of the Year by The Legal 500 in 2022.

His commercial work spans a number of different sectors, including up and downstream oil and gas, energy, pharmaceuticals, telecoms and IT, and sports. Many of his cases involve jurisdictional or other conflicts of laws issues. Oliver has developed particular experience in the area of anti-suit injunctive relief.

Oliver has a broad marine and non-marine insurance practice, including reinsurance. He is the co-author of Miller’s Marine War Risks (4th Ed, Informa).

He appears frequently in the Commercial Court, both as sole counsel and as a junior to a QC. Oliver has also appeared a number of times in the Court of Appeal. He regularly represents clients in arbitral proceedings (both in London and Singapore) before the LMAA, LCIA, ICC, SIAC, HKIAC, GAFTA and FOSFA, as well as related arbitration applications in the Commercial Court.

Before coming to the Bar, Oliver trained and practised as a medical doctor. As a result, he has a particular interest in commercial litigation falling within the life sciences and technology industries. His scientific training also assists more generally with technical disputes involving issues of (bio)chemistry, physics, and engineering.

https://www.twentyessex.com/people/oliver-caplin/

Languages

Italian (conversational)

Mentions

London Bar

Commodities

Other key lawyer1
Oliver Caplin KC – Twenty Essex ‘Oliver has a very measured approach to advocacy, and he is very adept at thinking quickly on his feet.’
London Bar

Insurance and reinsurance

Other key lawyer1
Oliver Caplin KC – Twenty Essex 'Oliver is extremely calm and collected under pressure. His advice is always reasoned and sound. Overall, Oliver is incredibly reliable and makes every effort to accommodate any urgent needs the client may have.'
London Bar

Shipping

Other key lawyer1
Oliver Caplin KC –Twenty Essex 'Oliver is a superb advocate. He delivers the points that need to be made in a clear and measured way.'