Nicholas Robinson
- Year called:
- 2007
- Email:
- nicholasrobinson@ropewalk.co.uk
- Qualifications:
- LLB (Hons), University of Durham.
- Practice areas:
- Personal Injury, Disease, Fraudulent Claims, Costs, Business and Property, Employment
Nicholas Robinson was called to the Bar in 2007.
He completed his law degree at the University of Durham during which he studied International Law in the French speaking Université de Fribourg.
He completed his BVC in London before undertaking Pupillage and then accepting tenancy at Ropewalk Chambers.
He has a general civil law practice particular interest in personal injury, business and property, costs and fraudulent claims.
Personal Injury
Nick acts for both Claimants and Defendants in all aspect of personal injury law, including road traffic accidents, industrial and workplace injuries and tripping claims.
He has experience in advising and acting for local authorities in defending highways and workplace claims on all tracks.
He regularly undertakes paperwork in this regard, drafting statements of case and advising both in respect of liability and quantum.
He has also appeared at CICA, CRU appeals and inquests including CICA appeals in which the Applicant recovered a six figure sum and in respect of a complicated loss of earnings claim for a self-employed professional trumpet player.
Disease
Nick has experience in appearing and advising on behalf of both Claimants and Defendants in a variety of occupational disease claims.
Fraudulent Claims
He has acted for both Defendants and Claimants in cases in which allegations of fraud have been made across all tracks and both at trial and at interim hearings. He has experience in a wide range of fraudulent cases including different types of road traffic accidents where allegations of staged, semi-staged, phantom passenger and low velocity impact are made.
He is also regularly instructed to drafting paperwork in such cases and in advising both in conference and in writing.
He has been involved in a large number of interlocutory applications in fraud cases recently lectured to a prominent fraud panel with tips on typical interlocutory applications in fraud cases.
Costs
Nick has been instructed in a number of detailed assessment hearings around the country.
Business and Property
Nick undertakes a broad range of business and contractual work including sale of goods claims, insolvency work and general contractual disputes
He also has undertaken housing and property work including possession proceedings and has appeared before the Land Adjudicator in disputes over easements and prescriptive rights.
In addition, Nick undertakes a significant amount of credit hire work for both Claimants but predominantly Defendants and has appeared on all tracks in credit hire matters. He is familiar with up to date arguments on enforceability as well as other credit hire issues.
Employment
Nick has appeared in tribunals on both sides in matters including unfair dismissal, redundancy, contractual disputes and discrimination cases and regularly advises on employment matters on both sides.
