Nicholas has particular experience and interest in whistleblowing litigation. He undertakes work on behalf of both claimants and respondents in this field and recognises the complicated issues posed by such claims.
Instructions of note in the recent past include:
● Appearing on behalf of an international plastics manufacturer in defence of a 10 day claim of whistleblowing brought by the UK Head of Operations and the Head of one of its UK sites where the claimants contend that they were dismissed as a result of alleged protected disclosures. The combined remedy sought was in excess of £1.3 million.
● Acting on behalf of a Midlands based Pension Fund administrator in defence of a 13 day claim of whistleblowing brought by its former Head of Legal;
● Acting on behalf of a Lloyd’s insurance syndicate in defence of a 10 day whistleblowing claim where the Claimant sought a career long loss of £2.6 million;
● Appearing on behalf of an international oil exploitation company in defence of a 10 day claim where the Claimant asserted protected disclosure arising from the bribery of senior government officials of the state of Niger. The Claimant sought damages in excess of £30 million.
Appearing on behalf of the former head of legal of an international financial institution who was joined as a party to a whistleblowing claim listed for 20 days brought by her former immediate subordinate.
● Appearing in defence of a 15 day claim of equal pay, gender and disability discrimination, whistleblowing and constructive dismissal involving an architect in a property development business seeking a remedy in excess of £1 million.
● Appearing in defence of an 8 day claim for whistleblowing dismissal on behalf of an international financial institution. The Claimant seeks damages of £2.3 million reflecting a career long loss. He succeeded before the Court of Appeal on this issue of separability and the Claimant’s/Protect’s application to appeal to the Supreme Court was refused.
● Key reported decisions
Kong-v-Gulf International Bank [2023] ICR 355 (SC)
Kong-v-Gulf International Bank [2022] ICR 1513, [2022] IRLR 854 (CA)
Kong-v-Gulf International Bank [2021] IDS Brief 1142 (EAT)
Day-v-Lewisham NHS and Health Education England [2017] IRLR 623, [2017] ICR 917 (CA)
Day-v-Lewisham NHS and Health Education England [2016] ICR 878, [2016] IRLR 415, [2016] Med LR 269 (EAT)
Bashir & Woodward-v-Co-Operative Financial Services [2012] ALL ER (D) 40