Oliver MacKay > Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited > Hamilton, Bermuda > Lawyer Profile

Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited
Rosebank Centre, 5th Floor
11 Bermudiana Road
Pembroke HM 08
Bermuda

Work Department

Dispute Resolution and Litigation; Regulatory

Position

Oliver is counsel in the dispute resolution and litigation team at Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited.

Oliver has advised clients for ten years on the resolution of complex and high-value disputes and specialises in contentious trusts, (re)insurance and regulatory matters, including sanctions.

He has advised on, and appeared in, significant disputes in the Supreme Court of Bermuda and the Court of Appeal for Bermuda. Oliver’s practice also covers commercial and civil litigation, arbitration, and restructuring and insolvency.

Oliver advises and acts for corporate clients, financial institutions, trustees, private individuals and families in Bermuda and internationally. He also has extensive experience advising and acting for insurers and reinsurers in the Lloyd’s of London and international company markets including in litigation, arbitration and subrogated recovery claims. Oliver specialises in treaty and facultative reinsurance, policy drafting and interpretation and insurance regulation. He has experience of commercial disputes in Bermuda, England and various international jurisdictions across Europe, the US, the Middle East and South America.

Career

Oliver was admitted as a solicitor of England & Wales in 2013 and was called to the Bar of Bermuda in 2021.

Prior to joining Carey Olsen in November 2020, Oliver was a senior associate in the litigation and regulatory team at the London office of DLA Piper. Oliver has also worked for international law firms Kennedys and Mayer Brown, and Hiscox Insurance in London. Oliver has spent time on secondment at a Lloyd’s of London reinsurer, and an international broker.

Education

Oliver graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Law in 2009, and subsequently obtained a Professional Diploma in Legal Practice with Distinction from Nottingham Trent University in 2011.

Lawyer Rankings

Bermuda > Trusts/private client

The trusts and private wealth practice at Carey Olsen Bermuda Limited advises on a wide spectrum of trust matters, encompassing both contentious and non-contentious issues, including high-profile proceedings. Leading the practice and recognised as ‘a powerhouse of unquestionable ability,’ Keith Robinson has extensive experience in major trust cases, while Ashley Fife specialises in advising on trust restructurings, trust disputes and trust documentation. Claire van Overdijk KC, who took silk in 2023, is an expert in cross-border trust and estate disputes; and Stephanie Bernard has extensive experience in international and local estate planning arrangements, wealth management structures, and international and local pensions issues. Key senior associates include Laura Kearns, who has experience in lifetime and succession planning work, and Oliver MacKay, who excels in contentious trust matters.