In the most recent edition of Chambers & Partners

(2017) Nick is noted as “very quick at dealing with

things,” “client-friendly, solicitor-friendly, bright and

hard-working” and “very detailed and the sort of

person that you’d want on your team.” In the Legal

500 (2016) he is referred to as a “practical and very

knowledgeable counsel” and an “excellent advocate –

very calm and considered and a pleasure to work

with.”

In previous editions of Chambers & Partners (2013 –

2016), Nick has been described as “top-choice”

junior; “making waves in the commercial chancery

market”; “one to watch” and for whom “nothing is too

complex”; “extremely user-friendly, incredibly bright and personable”; “highly responsive and capable

of devising creative solutions”; someone who offers “great client service”; a “dynamic junior with a

flourishing reputation“; “very intelligent“; “insightful, responsive, and great to work with”; having a

“wide interest in commercial chancery matters” with “expertise in matters which raise landlord and

tenant issues”; and a “very good team player” who will “bend over backwards to do a good job”

In the Legal 500 (2014 – 2015) he has been referred to as: “Very responsive and proactive, willing to

get stuck into a case”; a barrister with “impressive advocacy skills and good rapport with clients”;

“highly regarded and very astute”; and as someone who “gives clear, client-friendly advice.”

Nick is recommended in the directories in three practice areas: Real Estate / Property Litigation;

Commercial Chancery Litigation; and Professional Negligence. However, his practice has focus on

the following:

Landlord & Tenant: Nick acts both for landlords and tenants in opposed and unopposed lease

renewals; claims for forfeiture, trespass, nuisance; interim and terminal dilapidations claims; claims

regarding the exercise of break clauses; claims relating to breaches / enforceability of leasehold

covenants; service charge disputes; disputes concerning liability for national non-domestic

(business) rates; rent reviews; disputes about the validity of property notices; and all other types of

landlord and tenant dispute.

Real Property: Nick deals with all kinds of real property claims, including those involving questions

of Land Registration, adverse possession, restrictive covenants, overage agreements, easements,

profits a prendre, options, rights of first refusal, trusts of land, subrogation to security rights,

rectification claims, and so on. He is frequently instructed on behalf of banks, institutional lenders

and finance companies to advise on the validity and priority of mortgages and charges.

Civil Fraud: Nick has acted for and against a large number of clients in claims involving allegations

of dishonesty. He has been instructed in: claims involving unlawful means conspiracy; numerous

cases concerning allegations of ‘sham’ documents; numerous cases for the recovery of

misappropriated funds; and professional liability claims arising out of mortgage / identity frauds and

other types of dishonest transactions.

Commercial: Nick has experience of a broad range of commercial disputes, including matters

involving claims on guarantees / indemnities, letters of credit, the sale of goods and transfer of title,

the supply of services, bailment, and the proper construction and effect of contractual terms and

conditions and compromise agreements. He has dealt with a number of claims involving commercial

agents / claims for the recovery of agency fees.

Professional Negligence: Nick undertakes both claimant and defendant work for a range of clients

in connection with professional liability claims relating to his core practice areas. Instructions have

included: claims against solicitors arising out of negligent drafting of a lease, negligent advice in

connection with the validity of a will, negligence in failing to protect a tenant’s rights under the 1954

Act etc; claims against surveyors for negligent (and dishonest) valuations; and negligence claims

against other professionals including architects, accountants, auditors, and financial advisers.

Insolvency: Nick frequently acts for creditors and debtors, in the fields of corporate and personal

insolvency. He is often instructed on behalf of the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and

Skills in (i) directors disqualification proceedings and (ii) public interest winding up petitions. He has

been involved in a number of applications for the transfer of offices from a former insolvency

practitioner to a new insolvency practitioner; and has significant experience in claims involving

transactions at undervalue / preferences / transactions defrauding creditors. Other instructions

include claims for the recovery of rent (and other sums) as an expense of administration; and

challenges to the fees and expenses of insolvency practitioners.

Company and Partnership Disputes: Nick has acted for and advised clients in connection with

various company and partnership matters, including: disputes arising from the dissolution of

partnerships; claims for the protection of minority shareholders; disputes concerning the construction

of Articles of Association; and challenges to business transacted at company meetings.

Arbitration: Nick is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and in the process of

qualifying as a Fellow. He has significant arbitration experience, in particular, in rent review and

partnership arbitrations. He has been instructed on a variety of arbitration claims in the High Court

(including for the appointment of an arbitrator / appealing against an arbitration award).

Other: Nick has previously acted as a judicial assistant to Justice Melzer in the Supreme Court of

Israel in Jerusalem. During this time, Nick was involved in researching complex points of law and

drafting memoranda in respect of many high profile and high value commercial disputes. He is the

co-author of Warwick & Trompeter, Break Clauses, (Jordans 2016) and is appointed to the Attorney-

General’s C Panel of Counsel.