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Nicholas Pilsbury

Nicholas Pilsbury

Position

Nicholas specialises in professional and clinical negligence. He also acts in commercial matters, often involving insurance disputes. He offers clients rigorous legal analysis together with pragmatic, commercial advice.

Nicholas has acted in a wide range of cases against IFAs, accountants, insolvency practitioners, surveyors, planners and auctioneers. He has particular expertise in claims against lawyers, arising out of almost all areas of legal practice.

Nicholas also has a busy clinical negligence practice with recent cases ranging from birth injuries to fatal accidents. He is also instructed to appear at inquests where there is the potential for claims later to be brought against treating clinicians.

Career

Called 2008, Inner Temple; pupillage, Pump Court Tax Chambers; barrister, professional negligence team, DAC Beachcroft.

Education

University of Oxford (2002-05 BA); College of Law (2006-07 Graduate Diploma in Law; 2007-08 Bar Vocational Course).

Mentions

London Bar

Clinical negligence

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Nicholas Pilsbury –Hailsham Chambers ‘Nicholas is excellent: his astute technical ability, incredible eye for detail, and sound strategic thinking truly make him an exceptional advocate.’
London Bar

Professional negligence

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Nicholas Pilsbury –Hailsham Chambers ‘He gives clear, commercial advice and is great with the clients. He is an excellent and persuasive advocate.’