Expertise

Nick handles high-value cases, mainly brain and spinal injury claims, and his clients often include children and protected parties (who lack mental capacity). Sometimes he is instructed by the Official Solicitor and in many cases liability is a hard-fought issue.

Recognition

The Legal 500 commends him as, “an extremely experienced litigator with a sure touch and excellent judgement”. Chambers states that he “remains extremely calm under pressure” and “impresses with his sound judgement”. The guide goes on to say that he has “a clear vision of what he wants – he will go an extra mile for his clients” and “really knows what he is doing”.

Experience

Compensation secured for children include £2m for brain injury (meningitis), US$4.5m (bronchiolitis) and for spinal cord injury £12.5m (spinal tumour). Other brain injury damages include £5m (encephalitis) and £4m (locked-in syndrome). Other spinal injury damages include £5.6m, £6.5m and £1.5m.

Career

Nick qualified in 1979 with David Lee & Co, who handled cutting-edge litigation for high-profile clients. In 1994, he became joint senior partner in Needleman Knowles. Nick joined Stewarts in 1999 as a partner in order to specialise in clinical negligence.

Accreditations and Memberships

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and of APIL
• Member of the AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel
• Member of PEOPIL
• Member of Litigation Sub-Committee of the City of Westminster & Holborn Law Society

Publications

Nick was the author of the chapter on Funding in Lewis and Buchan: Clinical Negligence A Practical Guide (2012). He has delivered a talk to the Lord Chancellor’s Visitors (psychiatrist experts in the Court of Protection). He has appeared in two training videos for the College of Law.

Personal

Nick enjoys film, theatre and music. He plays tennis and cricket. He exhorts the plants on his allotment to bear fruit.