Profile:

Civil
Nicholas practises in a wide range of contentious civil disputes ranging from general common law to chancery matters. His particular interests are land and trust related disputes.

Family
Nicholas practice covers all areas of family law and in particular:

• Matrimonial finance (including financial provision for children)
• Children (including care proceedings, residence and contact disputes and adoption)
• Property disputes between co-owners and cohabitees

Employment
Nicholas is instructed by both Applicants and Respondents and appears at the Employment Tribunals in Kent and London as well as undertaking advisory work and drafting in all areas including.

• Unfair dismissal and redundancy
• Breach of contract
• Working Time regulations
• Discrimination
• TUPE issues
• Restrictive covenants

Nicholas’s first degree was in sciences and he enjoys cases with financial, scientific, medical or engineering aspects.

Direct Public Access
Nicholas can accept instructions directly from members of the public and corporate bodies without the need for an intermediary solicitor. Please contact the Clerks for further details.

He is a pupil supervisor.

Reported cases:
R (on the appn. of Regentford Ltd.) -v- Canterbury Crown Court [2001] EWHC Admin 440 - Jurisdiction for Judicial Review; Human Rights

Canterbury City Council v. Lowe [2001] 33 HLR 583 - Housing law

Regentford Ltd v Thanet DC [2004] EWHC Admin 246 - Council Tax

Seminars:
Ancillary Relief (2006)
Employment Law (2004)
Planning (2004)

Hobbies:
Piano and Tennis.