About
Nik specialises in complex international disputes. Nik has particular experience in civil fraud and enforcement, shareholder disputes, finance disputes and disputes relating to family offices.
He acts for a range of clients in Court and in arbitration under a variety of arbitral institutions.
Nik's work is cross-border and frequently involves the management of parallel proceedings in various jurisdictions. His wider international experience has covered numerous regions and laws including the US, Switzerland, UAE, Hong Kong, India, Latin America, the Caribbean, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey.
His recent cases have involved enforcement of financial instruments, allegations of conspiracy, corporate raiding, fraudulent misrepresentation, dishonest assistance, asset misappropriation, breaches of fiduciary duty and family-owed business disputes.
He has particular expertise obtaining and defending urgent interim relief including worldwide freezing orders and disclosure orders obtained in support of high-value litigation and arbitration proceedings and in complex issues of jurisdiction.
He has acted across numerous sectors for private and corporate clients in sectors including banking, sports, crypto, private capital and commodities.
Nik is a qualified solicitor-advocate and is ranked for Civil Fraud in Chambers UK 2026 and Legal 500 2026 and is recommended in Who’s Who Legal for commercial litigation and asset recovery.
Experience
- Advising corporate entities in obtaining US discovery and a worldwide freezing injunction in support of LCIA arbitration proceedings against a HNW individual for breaches of personal guarantees.
- Advising a HNW individual in relation to a worldwide freezing injunction, jurisdiction challenge and conspiracy claims in the Commercial Court in England with parallel proceedings in the US, Hong Kong, Russia, Panama, Norway, Isle of Man and Guernsey.
- Advising a group of St Lucian and SVG companies and Liechtenstein Foundations in relation to claims in England, SVG and Liechtenstein regarding the disputed ownership of valuable assets within a corporate structure.
- Advising a family office in relation to breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation claims in English and Turkish proceedings against various entities and individuals following the theft of valuable commodities held in Turkey.
- Advising a family office in relation to the misappropriation of assets and worldwide freezing injunction in a claim spanning multiple jurisdictions.
- Advising a family office and group of HNW individuals in relation to a jurisdiction challenge and allegations of fraud and conspiracy concerning a corporate transaction spanning England, US, China and Latin America.
- Advising a family office in relation to the enforcement of judgments and asset recovery in numerous jurisdictions.