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Oliver Schneider-Sikorsky

BCL Solicitors LLP
Year Qualified:
  • Sep 2012 – Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales
  • Feb 2013 – Higher Rights of Audience
  • Jul 2014 – Called to the Bar

Oliver is qualified as both a solicitor and barrister. His practice encompasses business crime, regulatory investigations, and general criminal litigation. He routinely represents HNW individuals, business moguls, entertainers, and sportspersons accused of crimes and misconduct.
 
Oliver has over a decade of experience as a commercial litigator, prosecutor, and criminal defence lawyer. He specialises in advising high profile individuals and liaising with family office advisors on sensitive issues that require an appreciation of both commercial and criminal issues. His expertise extends to reputational advice and crisis management.
 
Oliver has been the lead senior associate on some of BCL Solicitors LLP’s largest matters. These include multi-jurisdictional criminal, civil, and regulatory investigations. He regularly project manages large teams of counsel, foreign lawyers, and experts with multi disciplines and he is highly effective in coordinating complex strategies.
 
Following a BA in Classics at Merton College, Oxford, Oliver began his legal career in 2010 at a leading American law firm in London and qualified as a solicitor into their white-collar litigation and international arbitration team in 2012. He joined BCL from a leading criminal defence team, prior to which he spent time as a Crown Prosecutor, and later a barrister at 2 Hare Court representing clients in regulatory tribunals and the criminal courts.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Experience

  • Kingsley Napley LLP (2016 - 2018)
  • 2 Hare Court (2014 - 2016)
  • Crown Prosecution Service (2014 - 2015)
  • Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (2010 - 2013)

Membership

  • Fraud Lawyers Association
  • Criminal Bar Association
  • Associates Committee, Commercial Litigators’ Forum

Qualifications

  • GDL (2009)
  • LPC (2010)

Education

  • Oxford University BA (hons) (2008)

1 Contributions by Oliver Schneider-Sikorsky

Social Media: UK Criminal Offences, Civil Remedies and Platform Liability—OSA 2023, CPS Guidance, Defamation, Privacy, Data Protection, IP, DMCCA 2024, CAP Code, and EU DSA Considerations
PRACTICE NOTES
Social Media: UK Criminal Offences, Civil Remedies and Platform Liability—OSA 2023, CPS Guidance, Defamation, Privacy, Data Protection, IP, DMCCA 2024, CAP Code, and EU DSA Considerations
The opening part of this Practice Note identifies criminal offences linked to content posted on social media platforms, such as: trolling cyberbullying virtual mobbing cyberstalking flaming creating fake social media accounts It further covers communications offences, CPS Guidance, substantive offences that may involve social media, and certain offences under the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA 2023). The second part addresses civil causes of action that might arise, including: defamation misuse of private information civil harassment data protection infringement of intellectual property (IP) rights consumer protection and advertising regulations disinformation practical ways to bring an action the ‘right to be forgotten’ and to ‘erasure’ Brexit This Practice Note concentrates on UK social media offences and claims, while indicating where the European position is relevant for UK-based practitioners and noting key areas of divergence. It also refers to EU judgments to the extent they relate to the UK position. For guidance on whether judgments of the Court of Justice bind UK courts, see Practice Note: Assimilated law. The OSA 2023 and the EU...
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