About
Nick is Head of the Employment Group at Charles Russell Speechlys. He is hugely experienced both in the Employment Tribunals, Civil Courts and in Arbitration and has conducted cases involving discrimination, whistle blowing and TUPE to name but a few. Nick’s non-contentious experience covers a wide spectrum of work ranging from advising on complex employment documentation, giving strategic advice on reorganisation programmes and all sorts of business transfers.
Nick works across a number of sectors, but has particular experience advising businesses and senior professionals operating within the financial services space. He is able to offer a rare breadth of expertise in this space to navigate what is a unique working environment.
Nick is a prolific contributor to newspapers and journals, regularly lectures on employment law issues, has appeared on radio and TV and has contributed chapters to a number of books. He is a non-executive Director of the City HR Association and is recognised as a world leading practitioner in Who’s Who Legal. Nick is also recognised as leading individual for Employment in The Legal 500 and in Chambers & Partners for Employment.
Experience
Nick’s recent highlight litigation case experience includes:
- Alex Vickers v Observe Technologies Limited, ET, 2025
- JB Drax Honore DIFC Limited v Amadeo Ferri-Ricchi Amadeo, DIFCC, 2024
- Shiraz Mahmood v Standard Chartered Bank, DIFCC, 2024
- Saha v Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe, ET & EAT, 2023-24
- Mark Largan v Amundi Asset Management, ET, 2019
- Matthew Pullen v CBRE, 2014
- Christopher Jarvis v Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited, ET, 2013
- Re Integeral Limited [2012] All ER (D) 63 Feb
- IKOS CIF v Vincent Pfister, 2011
- Becky Gauld v Katie Price (1) Peter Andre (2), ET, 2008
Leadership positions
Nick is a non-executive Director of the City HR Association, and sits on their main Executive Committee. Nick is also active in Guildford Games Limited, organiser of the Guildford Festival of Games for the Interactive Video Gaming hub in Guildford. Nick is listed as a world-leading practitioner in Who’s Who Legal. He is also active in the Employment Lawyers Association and has served on the Pro Bono Committee.
Media work
Nick is a regular contributor to newspapers (including the Times, Telegraph, City AM to name a few) and journals, lectures on employment law issues appear on radio and TV (including the BBC News), and has contributed chapters to several books and jointly authored an Article in ELA Briefing on Mahmood v SCB in May 2025.
