Nick is a Senior Associate in TLT’s Family law team.

Nick originally qualified in Australia in 2005 and practiced for many years prior to relocating to the UK in 2019 and qualifying in England & Wales. He has practised exclusively in Family law, throughout his career, in both jurisdictions. Nick is well-placed to advise clients, both domestic and inter-jurisdictional, in relation to financial remedies both complex and straightforward, from modest to high net worth.

He also provides measured, sensible advice in relation to child arrangements matters and has extensive experience dealing with parental alienation, multi-jurisdictional, relocation and prohibited steps matters as well as proceedings pursuant to the 1980 and 1996 Hague Conventions on Child Abduction and Child Protection.

An important and increasing component of Nick’s practice includes advising on wealth protection/management and future-proofing through preparation of cohabitation, pre and post-marital agreements to protect high-value, pre-acquired assets and inter-generational wealth as part of succession planning.

Nick works closely in conjunction with clients’ financial advisory networks as part of the dispute resolution process to ensure that outcomes are secured in the most income and tax-effective manner possible. He recognises that each client has unique needs, values and priorities and seeks to provide a bespoke service to each individual matter to secure an outcome that is tailored to best suit their specific circumstances.

Nick is a member of Resolution, sitting as a member of both Resolution’s International Family Law Committee and the Bristol Financial Remedies Court User Group. He is recommended by the Legal 500 and recognised as “a truly exceptional solicitor”.

Jurisdictions: Australia, England & Wales

Experience

  • Assisting a client to contest her former spouse’s application to vary an existing maintenance order in her favour while simultaneously enforcing the terms of the existing order.
  • Assisting a client to preserve his interest in, as well as the ongoing operations of, the family business.
  • Assisting a client who gave up her career to focus on running the family household to achieve financial independence following the £1m sale of the family business.
  • Assisting a non-married client to secure her entitlement in the parties’ former home when her former partner asserted a greater ownership of it.
  • Assisting a client to establish her spouse’s interest in a family trust and accordingly secure a greater proportion of the matrimonial assets to offset that interest.