Oliver Mills

Oliver is an experienced employment practitioner who regularly appears for both claimants and respondents in complex cases involving claims of discrimination, whistleblowing, unfair dismissal, and equal pay.

Oliver also acts in commercial employment disputes in the High Court, including claims involving team moves, misuse of confidential information, breach of fiduciary, contractual, and equitable duties, and restrictive covenants — both led and as sole counsel.

Oliver advises and acts for individuals, non-governmental organisations, and local and central government in all aspects of public law, both led and unled.

Oliver also has a particular interest in human rights litigation in Southern Africa. He does pro bono work for the Southern African Litigation Centre and was involved in a successful appeal to the Supreme Court of Eswatini challenging the decision of the Registrar of Companies to refuse to register an LGBTI advocacy organisation.

Oliver accepts instructions in all areas of Public International Law. Recent highlights include:

• Acting for the State of Palestine in advisory proceedings before the International Court of Justice on the obligations of Israel in relation to the presence and activities of the United Nations, other international organizations and third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory (led by Paul Reichler, alongside Zac Sammour, Aliya Al-Yassin and Samuel Willis).
• Assisting with the United Kingdomʼs written statement in the advisory proceedings before the International Court of Justice on the Right to Strike under ILO Convention 87 (led by Daniel Stilitz KC and Phillipa Webb).
• Advising a state on its obligations in international labour law in relation to a case before the ILOʼs Committee of Freedom of Association (led by Marcus Pilgerstorfer KC).