James Oldnall
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Group Litigation: Claimant
Band 2
About
Provided by James Oldnall
Practice Areas
James Oldnall has extensive experience in complex commercial and corporate litigation, large-scale litigation and class actions/group litigation, high net worth disputes and funded cases. His clients include financial institutions, corporates, private equity funds and high net worth individuals. James is one of the few practitioners with experience of Representative Actions under CPR 19.8 (including the leading Supreme Court case), Group Litigation Orders under 19.21 and Collective Proceedings Orders in the Competition Appeals Tribunal.
James is Managing Partner of Milberg London.
Career
Associate, Dentons Kensington Swan, 2002, Associate, Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer, 2007; Senior Associate, Clyde & Co, 2007 to 2011; Legal Director and Partner, Mishcon de Reya, 2011 to 2020; Managing Partner Milberg London 2020 to present.
Chambers Review
UK
James Oldnall is highly adept at handling large opt-in group actions on behalf of claimants. He often brings actions against large corporates in matters surrounding data protection, competition law and product liability.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Commercially savvy and an excellent strategist. James cuts through nonsense from all angles to get to the best result."
"James is a real leader in the UK collective redress market."
"Commercially savvy and an excellent strategist. James cuts through nonsense from all angles to get to the best result."
"James is a real leader in the UK collective redress market."