Nicolas Stallworthy KC

Practice Areas

Nicolas Stallworthy KC’s practice focuses on commercial trusts, contract law, insolvency and professional negligence of the highest complexity and value. He is one of the highest-regarded practitioners at the pensions bar.  

Nick's work concerns the interpretation of trusts, contracts, financial instruments and legislation, and the application of trust principles in the broader commercial context.

His professional negligence practice focuses on solicitors, insurance companies, benefits consultants, professional trustees, actuaries and investment advisers. His work is conducted in the Business & Property Courts, the Tax & Chancery Chamber of the Upper Tribunal and appellate courts. 

His pensions practice concerns the interpretation of trust deeds and rules and legislation (including indexation issues), the scope and exercise of powers (including amendment powers and the formal validity of amending instruments), the application of equitable doctrines in the pensions context, rectification, the employer debt and scheme funding legislation, powers of the Pensions Regulator, insolvency, and European law’s impact on pension schemes (in particular in connection with ‘equalisation’).

He recently acted on behalf of tPR to secure a deal for members of ITV's pension scheme 'Box Clever' and in the Court of Appeal in Virgin Media v NTL Pension Trustees II.

Nick is also called to the Bar of Northern Ireland (2010) and registered at the DIFC (2013).

Career

Called 1993; appointed Queen’s Counsel 2011. Called to the Bar of Northern Ireland (2010) and registered at the DIFC (2013).

Professional Memberships

Association of Pension Lawyers; Chancery Bar Association; Commercial Bar Association; Financial Services Lawyers Association; and Professional Negligence Bar Association.