Qualified:

Mediator
Arbitrator

Specialist Areas:

Libel and Defamation

Education:

B.A
LL.B

Additional Experience:

FCI Arb

Judicial History:

1969 Recorder of Burton on Trent, Deputy Chairman of Oxfordshire Quarter Sessions
1971 A Recorder of the Crown Court
1980 Member of the Aarvold Committee on Restricted Patients
1983 High Court Judge - Retired 2000
1985 Chairman of the Bradford Inquiry into Crowd Control and Safety at Sports Grounds
1986 President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal
1986 Vice Chairman of the Parole Board

General Information:

The Hon Sir Oliver Popplewell has a particular experience in defamation and sports law but is available for general assignments in alternative dispute resolution as well as in domestic and international arbitration.

In his time on the bench Sir Oliver was one of the two High Court Judges assigned to deal with libel matters. He therefore dealt with a great many of the high profile cases cases coming before the Queen's Bench Division such as;

Hamilton -v- Al Fayad,
Michael Jackson -v- The Daily Mirror,
Rupert Allason -v- The Daily Mirror,
Linford Christie -v- Spiked magazine amongst others.

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