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Oliver Wise

020 7797 7837 o.wise@qeb.co.uk

Position

Oliver’s main areas of work are financial remedies and professional negligence, especially in relation to family law; but he has extensive experience of a broad range of common law work. He has a particular interest in cases that involve more than one area of the law. He is recommended as a leading junior in family work in ‘Legal Experts’. Interesting cases: Johnson v Unisys [2003] 1 AC 518 (HL); R v LSC ex p. W [2000] 1 WLR 2502 (Court of Appeal); Behzadi v Behzadi [2009] 2 FLR 640 (Court of Appeal); Williams v Thompson Leatherdale and Francis [2009] 2 FLR 730; Robson v Robson [2011] 1 FLR (751) (Court of Appeal); Davies v Welch [2011] 1 FLR (1241) (Divisional Court); and Prest v Petrodel Resources [2013] 2 AC 415 (Supreme Court).

Career

Qualified 1981; Lincoln’s Inn; legal assessor to the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Has lectured to firms of solicitors on professional negligence issues and pitfalls.

Memberships

Family Law Bar Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association.

Education

Magdalene College, Cambridge (Law); a Greenland scholar of Lincoln’s Inn.

Leisure

Plays cricket and real tennis.