Nick is Co-Head of the firm’s Commercial Disputes practice. He has over 20 years’ experience of working on a broad spectrum of commercial disputes. He is known as a leading lawyer in the London market in disputes arising out of M&A deals, joint ventures, PE structures and other transactional relationships. He has advised on numerous breach of warranty, earn out, fraudulent misrepresentation, and option disputes. In particular, following a complex and heavy three-month trial in 2025 in the Commercial Court, Nick successfully defended two HNW clients from post-M&A fraudulent misrepresentation claims to the value of US$700m +, which had been brought by a very well-resourced Chinese investment consortium. The case was listed in The Lawyer Magazine’s Top 20 cases of 2025.
Nick has a deep speciality in seeking all forms of interim relief (freezing orders, disclosure orders, passport delivery up orders) in support English court, and foreign court, proceedings. He also advises on banking and finance cases, infrastructure and energy disputes, whether they are determined by court litigation or arbitration.
Nick is listed by Legal 500 as a “Next Generation Partner” in Banking and finance disputes, and ranked by Chambers & Partners for commercial fraud. Client and peer feedback in these directories include: “His commercial vision is ten out of ten. He is super responsive. He gives pragmatic advice and turns around the paperwork promptly”; “Nick is clear-thinking and all over the details”; and Nick is “really switched on” and “committed to getting the right outcome”.
Representative cases:
- Acting for the Libyan Investment Authority in a USD1 billion claim against Goldman Sachs International with respect to the sale of financial products, including synthetic call options.
- Acting for a private Swiss bank in a dispute over its investment in a well-known international retailer.
- Advising on claims that could be brought by real estate development companies against their lenders in relation to defaults in connection with a GBP70 million property portfolio.
- Acting for an investment firm in a dispute over advisory fees with a client in the oil and gas sector.
- Advising the commodity trading arm of a bank on claims that could be brought in the wake of the collapse of a US billion dollar trading company based in Dubai.
- Following a three-month Commercial Court trial in 2025, successfully defending two clients from fraudulent misrepresentation and conspiracy claims valued at US$660m and brought by a very well-resourced Chinese investment consortium. The case was listed in The Lawyer Magazine’s Top 20 cases of 2025.
- Acting for a hedge fund against a global investment bank in relation to allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation arising out of a trade.
- Acting for the Libyan Investment Authority in a USD2 billion claim against Société Générale SA and others in a dispute involving claims of bribery and corruption.
- Obtaining a worldwide freezing injunction for a commercial bank in the MENA region against a defaulting counterparty based in London in support of a USD30 million claim pursued through the English court.
- Obtaining a worldwide freezing injunction for a high-net worth individual against the perpetrators of a fraudulent investment scheme and pursuing fraud claims.
- In separate disputes, obtaining worldwide freezing injunctions for two pharmaceutical companies against individuals engaged in employee-fraud and pursuing fraud claims.
- Responding to a worldwide freezing injunction obtained against a trust structure.
- Responding to a freezing injunction and defending an individual accused of a GBP25 million fraud by his employer.
- Acting for a music tech company bringing claims of breach of warranty and fraudulent misrepresentation against the seller of another music tech company.
- Acting for a Plc in the packaging industry defending claims of breach of warranty with respect to the non-disclosure of financial information relating to the performance of a subsidiary.
- Acting for a number of directors facing claims of fraudulent misrepresentation after the sale of a pharmaceutical business.
- Acting in a high net worth family dispute over the operation and management of a property development and investment group, including bringing unfair prejudice petitions.
- Acting for a Chinese asset manager in a dispute with a major UK asset manager over the development of a substantial office block in Canary Wharf. Successfully obtained summary judgment of c.£10m.
- Acting for a US tech company in an earn-out dispute with various sellers following an acquisition.
- Acting for an oil company in a joint operating agreement dispute.
- Acting for a multi-national challenging the enforcement of an ICC Award in the English court on the basis of section 103(3) of the Arbitration Act 1996.
- Successfully challenging proceedings brought against an investment firm to compel it to produce documents pursuant to section 44 of the Arbitration Act 1996.
- Acting for an individual in a shareholder dispute commenced by way of an emergency arbitration under the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Arbitration rules.
- Acting for an international hotel chain in a USD30 million dispute with an owner and the LCIA rules.
- Acting in a £15m dispute between two hotel operators determined by way of an LCIA arbitration.
- Acting for an oil company in a dispute with an offshore drilling rig owner.
Testimonials
Legal 500, 2018
"Very knowledgeable, responsive and collaborative"
