Nicholas Hall

Nicholas is a determined barrister and a skilled advocate. He is regularly instructed to prosecute and defend in Crime, Business Crime & Fraud and Regulatory & Professional Disciplinary cases.

In the Crown Court, Nicholas has a busy practice prosecuting and defending in cases across the Criminal spectrum. Nicholas is a CPS Grade 2 Prosecutor.

In Professional Discipline, Nicholas has experience representing professionals at Fitness to Practise Committee proceedings. Nicholas has also represented Regulators, such as the NMC, GMC and BSB.

Nicholas has experience representing both families of the deceased and medical professionals in Inquests at the Coroners Court.

Nicholas has experience in disclosure and has taken part in large Financial cases whilst on secondment at White & Case LLP.

Shortly after being called to the bar, Nicholas received a Kalisher Award for his essay on Criminal Evidence and Procedure. Before practising at the Bar, Nicholas gained valuable experience working in the legal, educational, and charity sectors.

Nicholas received an international scholarship and spent nineteen months in Tokyo working undertaking intensive Japanese studies, whilst working at Hogan Lovells and at the Japanese Association of Refugees.

Nicholas also completed a Masters in Law and Social Sciences in Cuba on a prestigious EU scholarship. Whilst completing an MPhil in Criminology at the University of Cambridge, Nicholas researched Irish Travellers’ and Roma Gypsies’ perceptions and experiences of the criminal justice system.

Nicholas is currently a member of the Dobbs Review Team considering whether the issues relating to HBOS Reading were investigated and appropriately reported to authorities at the time by LBG, following its acquisition of HBOS.

Bar Professional Training Course, City Law School

Masters in Law and Social Sciences, Universidad Central de las Villas, Cuba

MPhil in Criminological Legal Research, Cambridge University

BA (Hons), Cambridge University