Nick has a substantial industrial disease work practice representing both Claimants and Defendants. His work focuses upon claims featuring vibration-related injuries, noise induced deafness, occupational asthma and dermatitis, in addition to work related upper limb disorders.
Nick has extensive trial experience, including both trials of Limitation as a preliminary issue and substantive final hearings and successfully represented the Claimants in the Koyo Bearings Occupational Asthma litigation.
Nick is an accredited pupil supervisor.
Recommendations
"Nicholas is not afraid to take on a difficult case. He is great to have in your corner."
Chambers UK 2023
"Nick is a formidable advocate who quickly gets to grips with the key issues in a case and through skill and extensive expertise, navigates through the complexities of the claim to the benefit of the client. He has excellent attention to detail. He is also able to gain the confidence of clients with good manners and a personable approach."
Legal 500 2023
"He is wonderfully efficient and a very good advocate. He's also very approachable."
Chambers UK 2022
"Advice is always comprehensive, legally excellent and level headed; turnaround time is exceptional. He is a first-class advocate, knowing when to push on with a line of argument and also when to bring a line of questioning to an end."
Legal 500 2022
“Nick has a broad range of expertise encompassing industrial disease and catastrophic brain and spinal injury claims. He is particularly well regarded for his handling of cases arising from RTAs and accidents at work. He acts for both claimants and defendants. “He has an excellent rapport with clients and really puts them at ease.” “He has the ability to master expert evidence and enhance it via conference with experts.””
Chambers UK 2021
“He’s a safe pair of hands, doesn’t pull any punches and great when you have a difficult client.” “Thorough, knows his stuff, passionate about getting the right result and has a fast turnaround.”
Chambers UK 2020
“He is able to quickly identify the issues in a case and focus on the key points. He’s very good with clients, manages expectations very well and drives the case forward.” “He’s good on paper, his advice is detailed and he’s always very well prepared.”
Chambers UK 2019
Memberships
Personal Injuries Bar Association.
Qualifications
LLB King’s College London 1990.
LLM King’s College London (Human Rights/Employment Law) 1991.
