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Nicolas Stallworthy

Called to bar 1993

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Biography

Nicolas Stallworthy specializes in pensions and commercial trust law (particularly in relation to occupational pension schemes).  Nick was described by Sir Andrew Park in Smithson v Hamilton [2007] EWHC 2900 at [11] as a "formidable expert in all aspects of the law relating to pension schemes".

Nick has wide experience of almost every aspect of pensions law.

In particular, his cases have concerned equalisation; rectification; the setting aside of trustees' deeds under the principles in Re: Hastings-Bass and/or on grounds of mistake; pension scheme funding; the distribution of surpluses; employer debts, insolvency and the winding up of pension schemes; Financial Support Directions and other applications before the Determinations Panel of the Pensions Regulator; the Pensions Protection Fund; maladministration and breaches of trust/fiduciary duty by trustees; tracing/restitution of trust property; applications for Beddoe relief; pensions mis-selling; and complaints to, oral hearings before and appeals from the Pensions Ombudsman. 

Nick also undertakes general chancery work (commercial and contractual litigation) and professional negligence cases (particularly relating to solicitors, actuaries, scheme administrators, benefits consultants and financial advisers).


Areas of practice
Pensions, Professional Negligence,  Commercial & Business, Financial Services

 
What the directories say

Chambers & Partners identifies Nick as the "star performer" amongst the juniors of the pensions bar (above band one).  The Legal 500 ranks Nick in band one for pensions.

Chambers & Partners say Nick "is carving out a reputation as "arguably the leading pensions junior."  ... commended for his "ability to think outside the box" and for his detailed, structured approach.  Observers describe him as "engaging, intelligent and a great all-rounder with tremendous energy", who is also "responsive, commercially astute and extremely user-friendly".  [Nick] has been involved in some of the most important pensions cases over the past year".

Legal 500  says that Nick "demonstrates an 'impressive ability to assimilate huge amounts of complex information' and 'convert it into plain English'.".