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Mr Jim Oulton

+44 20 7398 4646 [email protected]

Work Department

Insurance and Reinsurance

Position

Jim Oulton is a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice of the London office. He is particularly well known for his work in the professional liability field. He regularly advises in claims in the English courts concerning accountants and auditors, insolvency practitioners, lawyers, trustees, tax professionals and many other professions. Jim’s work includes managing and supervising overseas claims — particularly in offshore jurisdictions where he has very broad experience. 

Education

Leeds University BA (Hons); CPE/Law Society Finals

Top Tier Firm Rankings

• Finance > Asset based lending
• Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
• Real estate > Construction: contentious

Firm Rankings

• Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
• Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
• Real estate > Commercial property: investment
• Finance > Debt capital markets
• Finance > Derivatives and structured products
• Industry focus > Emerging markets
• Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Mining and minerals
• Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
• Real estate > Property finance
• Finance > Securitisation
• Finance > Trade finance
• Real estate > Commercial property: development
• Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
• Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
• Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
• Corporate and commercial > EU and competition: trade, WTO anti-dumping and customs
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial
• Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
• Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
• Dispute resolution > International arbitration
• Finance > Islamic finance
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
• Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
• Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
• Insurance > Product liability: defendant
• Insurance > Professional negligence
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Renewables
• Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
• Finance > Acquisition finance
• Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
• Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
• Real estate > Environment
• Risk advisory > ESG
• Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
• Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: regulatory
• Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
• Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
• Industry focus > TMT
• Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
• Employment > Employee share schemes
• Employment > Employers
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
• Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
• Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
• Dispute resolution > Public international law