New Park Court Chambers

Crime, Regulatory

Nicholas Lumley KC is a specialist criminal and regulatory law advocate. His expertise covers cases involving homicide, serious fraud, drug trafficking, human trafficking and exploitation, tax evasion and money laundering, professional misconduct and judicial review. Rape and serious sexual offences. He is often instructed on a private basis. Medico-legal cases and ‘Baby-shaking’ cases are also his forte.

Those whom he leads, is instructed by and represents commend his meticulous preparation, his ‘eye for detail’ and ‘reading of the case, client and witness, not just the case papers.’ He is regarded as a ‘hands-on silk that goes the extra mile researching the foreign, unusual and bizarre to get to the understanding of his client’s case’. He ‘instils immediate confidence’ and is a ‘remarkable leader’. He has an incredibly persuasive advocacy style which readily ‘engages the jury, turning the complex into common sense and the novel into normal.’ He is described as an ‘elegant and charming performer’ who unfalteringly remains ‘calm, composed and reassuring’ in what often present as the most trying of circumstances.

Nick regularly accepts instructions on a private fee basis. Recent cases have involved the successful private defence of professional rugby player (England and Newcastle Falcons) charged with rape having met via Tinder; the defence of a business man charged with historic sexual abuse; the defence of a publican charged with multiple rapes of partners; the defence of a businessman facing trial at The Central Criminal Court on charges of VAT fraud; the defence of a company director charged with assault.

Crime

• R v K (2016). Successful private defence of professional rugby player (England and Newcastle Falcons) charged with rape having met via Tinder. Issues of consent, reasonable belief in consent, admissibility of sexual history of complainant.
• R v J (2016). Successful private defence of businessman charged with cultivating cannabis, defence of medical necessity.
• R v M (2016). Private defence of internet child grooming, issues of entrapment by vigilante group.

Administrative Court & Judicial Review

Nick has appeared on behalf of the General Medical Council before the High Court in numerous applications to extended interim restrictions on Doctors’ practices.

• Dr S (2013). Appeal against the conclusions of the interim orders panel of the MPTS.
• Dr A (2013). Permission hearing and full Judicial Review hearing concerning the interpretation of regulations governing Dr’s fitness to practice.

Regulatory

Nick regularly appears before the fitness to practice panel of the Medical Practitioners’ Tribunal Service. Nick also has recent experience of representing sports professionals and bookmakers, before the Crown Court and the Court of Appeal.

• GMC v Professor H. Fitness to practice, fraudulent research in pancreatic cancer, to obtain grants from pharmaceutical companies and for publication in leading medical journals.
• GMC v Dr O. Fitness to practice, deception and fraudulent prescribing.
• GMC v Dr M. Appeal by Dr suffering from long-standing delusional and schizophrenic conditions.

Licensing

Nick has recently represented the likes of Tesco PLC in liquor licensing applications and has recent experience of firearms appeals.

Inquests

Nick has experience of representing companies, insurance companies and individuals at inquests.

Joint Head of Chambers (2022) Head of Criminal Team, New Park Court Chambers (2022) Recorder - Class 2 (2013) Recorder - Crown Court (2008) CBA RASSO North Eastern Circuit