Nick's practice encompasses a broad range of criminal, civil and family matters spanning the Magistrates Court, Crown Court and County Court.

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Nick came to the Bar as a converting student after reading dual honours Russian and Politics and graduating from the Saint Petersburg State University and Yaroslavl Demidov State University. After successful completion of the GDL and BPTC, he went on to complete his pupillage in Sheffield and qualify fully in 2020.

On the way to the Bar, Nick spent time as both a County Court advocate and a paralegal working in insurance fraud; during his time as the latter, he worked on the landmark private prosecution of a fraudulent litigant after a finding of fundamental dishonesty.

Nick's practice encompasses a broad range of criminal, civil and family matters spanning the Magistrates Court, Crown Court and County Court.

year of call 2018

Family

Nick regularly acts in single and multi-day private law hearings concerning Child Arrangements Orders, Prohibited Steps Orders and Specific Issue Orders.

Nick has considerable experience in cases concerning physical, sexual, verbal, emotional and financial abuse, at times spanning over 10 years. Nick regularly acts in fact finding hearings exploring serious allegations of abuse of this kind.

Nick's previous cases have also involved consideration of Articles 8 and 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Nick further accepts instructions in financial remedy proceedings up to and including final hearings. His experience ranges from single asset disputes to cases involving property held abroad, assets held on trust and testamentary bequests.

Civil

Time as a paralegal afforded Nick valuable experience in civil litigation before coming to the Bar. Nick has acted regularly in insurer-led litigation on the Small Claims Track.

He has also acted in personal injury cases on both the Small Claims and Fast Track.

Nick has also advised on housing and property disputes, giving written opinions on adverse possession and repossession and providing advocacy services as needed.

Crime

Nick has extensive experience in the Magistrates Court, both defending and representing the Crown Prosecution Service as a Grade 1 prosecutor.

Nick has prosecuted and defended cases involving violence, weapons offences, drug offences, sexual offences, public order offences, Communications Act and harassment offences, domestic abuse and breaches of protective orders.

Nick has enjoyed a steady motoring practice prosecuting and defending cases of drink and drug driving, dangerous and careless driving and sentencing hearings. He has a good track record of success in pleas of exceptional hardship or special reasons.

Nick has also appeared in successful sentencing appeals to the Crown Court.

Nick has experience acting for local authorities and the National Probation Service in private prosecutions arising from breaches of court orders.

Nick has also advised on and acted in Proceeds of Crime Act applications involving international money laundering and underground banking.

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Family Law Bar Association

Criminal Bar Association

Awards & Prizes

Inner Temple Major Scholarship

Inner Temple Duke of Edinburgh Entrance Award

Top of Year - Cross Examination

Top of Year - Advanced Criminal Practice