Oliver Nunn is a specialist property law barrister who is known for his clear, concise and robust style of advocacy, combined with a personable and pragmatic approach. His successful practice covers the full spectrum of property-related disputes. He has particular expertise in Landlord and Tenant disputes in the private residential and social housing sectors, agricultural tenancies and commercial leases. He has significant experience representing institutional investors such as housing associations and local authorities in actions for possession and injunctions, including where there are public law and Equality Act arguments. Oliver has extensive experience of seeking injunctions, committals and closure orders under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime & Policing Act 2014. He is also instructed in cases of forfeiture, relief and Rent Act matters.
Oliver is also experienced in disputes arising from both business to business and consumer contracts, in particular equine matters involving the purchase of animals where there are arguments of misrepresentation and breach of contract. He is instructed in cases concerning the sale of goods, machinery, services, and other contractual disputes which cross over into the property sphere, such as specific performance.
He offers clear, concise and comprehensive advice, sympathetic to the wider commercial interest of the client.
Oliver is involved in a number of initiatives to improve equality, diversity and access at the Bar. He sits on the Midland Circuit Social Mobility Committee and regularly speaks on the Sutton Trust's Pathways to Law programme. Oliver mentors through Lincoln’s Inn and the Future Bar Programme at DeMontfort Law School. He also established the Jeffers-Nunn Award at Leicester Law School, which provides financial support and mentoring in the form of a scholarship to aspiring Barristers from backgrounds which are underrepresented in the profession.
Appointed as a Deputy District Judge on the Midland Circuit in September 2021, Oliver was also made an Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Leicester in 2022, where he lectured both Public and Contract Law.
Away from chambers, Oliver enjoys cooking, jazz, follows Formula 1 and the Leicester Tigers.