Nichola Evans > Kuit Steinart Levy LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
Kuit Steinart Levy LLP Offices
3 ST MARY'S PARSONAGE
MANCHESTER
M3 2RD
England
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Nichola Evans
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution
Career
Nichola has over 25 years’ experience of dealing with commercial litigation matters. She has litigated matters both in the domestic courts (including the specialist divisions of the High Court plus appeal courts) and arbitration (domestic and international).
Nichola specialises in high value commercial litigation claims and has operated in a number of sectors. She is known for her commercial, pragmatic approach and has considerable experience of Alternative Dispute Resolution in all its forms. Nichola is also a CMC Registered Mediator.
Reported cases include:
- Amlin Corporate Member Limited and others v oriental Assurance Corporation [2012] EWCA 1341 – Court of Appeal Judgment in relation to “follow the settlement” clauses.
- Amlin Corporate Member Limited and others [2014] EWCA Civ 1135 – Court of Appeal Judgment relating to the operation of a typhoon warranty.
- BT Cornwall Limited v Cornwall Council and others [2015] EWHC 3755 – Commercial Court Judgment following an expedited timetable dealing with the procurement and termination of an IT contract worth £160M.
- Ted Baker PLC v AXA Insurance UK PLC and others [2017] EWCA Civ 4097 – Court of Appeal Judgment establishing a Duty to Speak in insurance and wider commercial contracts.
- Hallett and others v Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 1394 – representative claim brought by the BMA to establish whether Trusts had been monitoring correctly whether junior doctors had been able to take natural breaks.
- Manolete Partners Plc v Dalal & Ors [2022] EWHC 1597 (Ch) – acting for first and fourth defendant in a claim relating to the breach of directors’ duties and unlawful preferences in relation to a claim which had gone on into liquidation.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
(Leading partners)The dispute resolution department at Kuit Steinart Levy LLP acts for clients on high-value corporate and commercial disputes, with expertise in complex contractual disputes, corporate disputes including unfair prejudice petitions, shareholder and partnership disputes, professional negligence, manufacturing, and contentious probate disputes. Damian Bailey leads the team, bringing a wealth of experience. Since publication, Nichola Evans has joined from Ward Hadaway LLP.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners North West > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Commercial litigation: Manchester North West > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employment
- Employment > Employment: employee/union firms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Private client > Family
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Property litigation