Oscar is currently undertaking his second six of pupillage under the supervision of Jim Tilbury.
Prior to joining the Bar, Oscar completed his undergraduate law degree at Trinity College, University of Oxford. He then went on to undertake the Bar Course, supported by the prestigious Quartercentenary Scholarship from the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.
During pupillage, Oscar has witnessed and assisted with the preparation of Crown Court trials across a wide range of Mountford’s practice areas. These have included human trafficking, large scale drugs conspiracies, serious sexual offences, and firearms cases.
Oscar has undertaken work for several senior members of Chambers, including assisting Edward Henry KC in drafting grounds of appeal against conviction and conducting research on DNA evidence in firearms cases.
Alongside pupillage and in furtherance of his interests in regulatory work and education law, Oscar has continued to sit as the Chair of the Independent Review Panel on School Exclusions for Essex County Council. Oscar has undertaken training with the Youth Justice Legal Centre to represent child defendants in the Youth and Crown Courts.
Oscar has also been invited during pupillage to deliver court room skills training to new officers in Northamptonshire Police.
