At the Family Law Awards 2022, Nicholas received the award of Highly Commended Family Law Junior Barrister of the year. He continues to impress as a skilled and popular senior junior operating at the highest level. Not only is he regularly led by the highest ranked silks in the biggest cases, but he is frequently instructed to appear alone against KCs.
His practice includes substantial, complex and international litigation (involving forensic accounting, networks of companies and offshore trusts), along with media, privilege and immunity issues.
He also provides accurate and balanced indications as a Private FDR Judge.
Reported cases include:
A v M [2023] EWHC 1900 (Fam)
CD v JG [2022] EWFC 118; [2022] All ER (D) 65 (Oct)
Her Royal Highness Haya Bint Al Hussein v His Highness Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum [2021] EWFC 94
Re Al M (Immunities) [2021] EWHC 660 (Fam)
O'Dwyer v O'Dwyer [2019] EWHC 1838 (Fam)
Joy v Joy [2019] EWHC 2152
Reported Cases:
Re L (a child) [2019] EWHC 867
Al-Juffali v Estrada [2016] EWCA Civ 176
Joy v Joy -Morancho and others (No 3) [2015] EWHC 2507
Joy v Joy [2014] EWCA Civ 520
C v C (APPEAL: HADKINSON ORDER) [2011] 1 FLR 434
V v V (Financial Relief) [2010] 2 FLR 516
Publications:
Nicholas is sought after to lecture on all aspects of family law.
He has been a contributor to uk.practicallaw.com and Rayden and Jackson on Divorce and Family Matters (the leading family law practitioners’ textbook).
Called 2006; Middle Temple (exhibition); pupillage 1 Hare Court 2006-07; resolution trained mediator 2012.