Nicholas came to the New South Wales Bar in 2017. He conducts trials in courts and appeals in intermediate appellate courts throughout Australia.
Nicholas specialises in insurance, disciplinary, professional responsibility and equity matters.
Nicholas has an extensive practice in acting for (and against) insurers across various lines of insurance, often acts for professionals in civil claims and frequently acts for regulators in disciplinary proceedings.
Before coming to the Bar, Nicholas was a solicitor and in-house counsel, specialising in insurance and financial services law.
Nicholas has written papers (sometimes published in journals) and presented on litigation, insurance law and ethics.
Select Cases
Barron v BT Funds Management Ltd (Leave to File) [2026] FCA 1220
Wright v Kennedy [2026] NSWSC 834
The Council of the Law Society of the Act v ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal [2025] ACTSC 251
Prestige Form Group NSW Pty Ltd v QBE European Operations PLC [2023] FCA 749
Admiral International Pty Ltd v Insurance Australia Ltd (No 2) [2023] NSWCA 19