Otis Graham

Otis is developing an extensive insolvency practice, having acted in winding-up and bankruptcy petitions, applications to set aside statutory demands, possession and sale applications, applications to extend bankruptcy, and claims involving TUVs, IVAs, CVAs and administrations. His recent experience includes advising and appearing in the High Court in relation to a £4m bankruptcy petition involving related administration proceedings.

Otis has a broad background in company and general chancery litigation, with experience in claims involving breach of fiduciary duty, termination of directors’ contracts, tracing, shareholder disputes, company restorations and applications involving the Companies Register. He recently assisted in high-value offshore litigation involving allegations of breach of a director’s service contract and a large group of companies spread across multiple jurisdictions

Otis is developing a strong practice in this area, having drafted pleadings in several commercial disputes and acted alone in a variety of interim applications, including set-aside and summary judgment applications. Among the various commercial cases in which Otis assisted during pupillage at his previous set were a high-profile construction dispute involving claims in negligence and misrepresentation; a dispute between property developers involving sale of land; and a £1bn energy dispute in the Commercial Court.

Otis has experience in a broad range of property litigation, including TOLATA claims, applications for charging orders, possession and sale applications in bankruptcy, agricultural disputes, and cases involving easements, mortgages, sale of land, proprietary estoppel and constructive trusts. His landlord and tenant practice covers commercial and residential disputes, including those involving agricultural tenancies, assured tenancies and claims for injunctive relief. Otis’s also has experience in mineral rights issues, having assisted in preparation for a multi-week trial in a high-value dispute.

Otis welcomes offshore instructions, having spent a significant part of his Third Six assisting a leading offshore firm on a high-value claim in Jersey, visiting the island twice in the process. The claim in question involves a corporate group spread across European, African and Asian jurisdictions.