Field Court Chambers

Nikolas Clarke is an experienced civil law advocate who focuses mainly on inquests, employment and personal injury cases.

Inquests: Nikolas is instructed by the full range of interested persons in inquests.

He regularly acts for local authorities in inquests which raise concerns about the state or its agents failing to protect the deceased. This Article 2 ECHR inquest expertise means he is well-placed to act in related judicial review and civil claims.

Employment: Nikolas is an experienced employment barrister. He advises and represents employees and employers in the full range of employment claims and appeals, including:

• cases of unfair dismissal
• contract claims (including confidentiality and restrictive covenant claims)
• discrimination, harassment, victimisation, whistle-blowing and
• TUPE.

Additionally he has appeared in several cases involving jurisdiction arguments.

Call: 2000

2021: Appointed a part-time fee-paid employment judge

2021: Appointed a Deputy District Judge.

Previously he sat as a First-tier tribunal judge in the Health, Education & Social Care Chamber, hearing appeals in the mental health jurisdiction.