Qualified in 2007
Nick specialises in motoring offences, holding extensive experience in the field, and prides himself on being client-focused, approachable, and easy to work with. He has made this his trademark since he qualified in 2007, using every tool at his disposal to fight a client's corner.
Motoring offences
Nick has extensive experience of dealing with all manner of motoring offences in the magistrates' court, including speeding, drink-driving, driving without due care and failing to stop. He accepts instructions from clients to advise on how to plead in the face of charges and is very well-versed in the law and court procedure surrounding these offences. Nick can also be instructed to attend court to represent clients at hearings from plea and mitigation, through to full contested trials. Nick has very solid experience of running exceptional hardship arguments in cases where his clients' livelihoods depend on them retaining their driving licence in the face of potential disqualification.
Nick is particularly well known for his never-say-die attitude – if he is instructed to fight your corner, that is exactly what he will do, using every tool at his disposal with the skill and passion he brings to his advocacy. You will be left in no doubt that Nick is on your side.
Where Nick is instructed by the defendant, his role is to use his expertise to make sure you are protected and he will bring to your case every element of his expertise to ensure your defence is managed and presented in the best possible way.
Personal Interests
When he’s not at work Nick is a volunteer on the Severn Valley Railway, which is a preserved heritage railway. Nick is very interested in, and devotes a lot of spare time in researching, the law relating to the railway industry. Disputes surrounding The Rule Book and related RAIB bulletins and investigations are of particular interest. If your work takes you to this specific area of law, Nick would very much like to come and talk to you.
At weekends Nick flies a PA28 aircraft and is a certified Flying Instructor. He enjoys taking people on their first ever flight as well as teaching Night Flying. Nick has night and instrument (R) rating.
Nick is accredited by the Professional Association of Diving Instructors as a Master Instructor, has completed in excess of 5000 dives all over the world, and has certified over 250 students. The law surrounding SCUBA diving is therefore also of great interest for Nick and he would love to expand his practice in this area.
Nick is also a member of the Magic Circle and regularly attends events and seminars nationally, as well as having a bee apiary in his back garden!
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