Nikita is a Senior Associate at Town Legal and specialises in planning and compulsory purchase law. She advises on all aspects of compulsory purchase, with a particular focus on managing contested land compensation proceedings. She has been part of the Land Compensation Claims Protocol working group since March 2024. Alongside colleagues, Nikita hosts a regular podcast on developments in planning and compulsory purchase law (“Planning Law: with Chickens”) and publishes a regular blog on developments in compulsory purchase law and practice (“Compulsory Reading”).