Admitted to the Bar 2024
Experience
Nicholas accepts briefs in all areas of law.
Prior to being called to the Bar, Nicholas was Senior Associate to the Hon Justice Michelle Gordon AC of the High Court of Australia, Associate to the Hon Justice Michael Lee of the Federal Court of Australia, and a solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills. While a solicitor, he acted in a range of commercial, public law and regulatory disputes, including in the areas of financial services, climate change, class actions and administrative law.
Nicholas graduated with a Juris Doctor (Distinction) from the University of New South Wales.
Before studying law, Nicholas worked for a coffee trading company as a green coffee buyer and operations manager. Prior to that, he was a professional clarinetist and clarinet teacher. He also holds a Bachelor of Music (Performance) with First Class Honours from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Principal Areas of Practice
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Commercial Law
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- Appellate
- Banking and Financial Services
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency
- Class Actions
- Competition and Consumer
- Contracts
- Corporations and Securities
- Environment and Planning
- Insurance and Reinsurance
- Real property
- Shareholder class actions
- Superannuation
- Trade Practices
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Common Law
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- Appellate
- Class Actions
- Insurance and Reinsurance
- Medical negligence
- Product liability
- Professional indemnity
- Professional liability
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Criminal
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- Appellate
- Fraud
- Proceeds of crime
- White collar and corporate crime
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Equity
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- Appellate
- Property
- Trusts
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Inquests and Inquiries
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- Commissions of Inquiry
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Public and Administrative Law
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- Appellate
- Constitutional Law
- Judicial review and administrative law
- Public law