Kingsley Napley LLP

Public Law

Nick is a partner with a highly regarded specialist administrative and public law practice, focused on three main areas:

1. Judicial review and other forms of public law litigation
2. Public inquiries (supporting core participants, witnesses and evidence providers)
3. Complex inquests (supporting interested persons and witnesses)

Nick advises prominent private companies, public bodies, organisations and individuals – often in high stakes, politically and commercially sensitive cases. He also advises on the interpretation of legislation and regulation, professional disciplinary proceedings and freedom of information matters. His experience covers a wide range of sectors including financial services, property, education, energy and policing.

He is described in legal directories as “a superstar in the making. Great diligence and intellect with careful client skill." They also say he “sees points others wouldn't even begin to think of” and “his analysis of any given situation gets right to the heart of the issues and his advice is always spot on."

Nick’s recent clients include

• Companies, regulators, a UK political party and senior police officers in judicial review proceedings.
• Companies, regulators, religious organisations and senior individuals in public inquiries and independent reviews.
• An internationally renowned university in a complex inquest relating to a terrorist attack.
• The Prime Minister of Mauritius in an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
• Two NGOs in a UK Supreme Court intervention relating to environmental litigation.

Publications

Nick has written for the leading public law journal ‘Judicial Review’ and is a regular contributor to the ‘New Law Journal’ as well as providing content for Practical Law and LexisNexis. He has spoken at key conferences in his field and is a Solicitor-Advocate (Higher Courts Civil Proceedings).

Nick trained, qualified and became a senior associate at a global law firm before joining Kingsley Napley LLP in 2017.

Constitutional & Administrative Law Bar Association (associate member); Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers; Human Rights Lawyers Association; Statute Law Society; and UK Constitutional Law Association (associate member).