Nicolas Stallworthy KC, UK Bar

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Band 1

Pensions

London (Bar)

26 Years Ranked

Band 3

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

16 Years Ranked

Band 4

Professional Negligence

London (Bar)

4 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2025

About

Provided by Nicolas Stallworthy KC

UK Bar

Career

Called: 1993

Silk: 2011

Professional Memberships

Association of Pension Lawyers – Member of the Main Committee

Chancery Bar Association

Commercial Bar Association

Financial Services Lawyers Association

Professional Negligence Bar Association

Practice Areas

Nicolas is a leading figure at the Pensions Bar, with a practice that merges trust law, contract law, and insolvency. He is frequently instructed in "black letter" pensions cases involving the interpretation of trust deeds, indexation issues, and the exercise of amendment powers.

His Professional Negligence practice is highly specialised, defending solicitors, actuaries, and professional trustees in multi million pound claims. Nicolas has extensive experience in the Upper Tribunal handling regulatory pensions cases and has drafted legislation for the DIFC regarding the Law of Securities. His work often involves resolving unintended tax liabilities and drafting errors through sophisticated trust law solutions.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Pensions - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Nicolas Stallworthy KC stands out for his impressively broad pensions practice, covering regulatory, professional negligence and tax implications. He is widely recommended for complex pensions issues and often acts in sensitive cases, such as those concerning insolvency, equalisation and scheme merger issues.

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Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)

Band 3

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Professional Negligence - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Nicolas Stallworthy KC is known for his work in complex professional negligence claims, specialising in cases involving solicitors, insurance companies and investment advisers in connection with pension scheme disputes.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Nicolas is a superb silk.

Pensions respondent
UK Bar

Nicolas's advocacy is very impressive, he's really smart, and his attention to detail is also quite notable - he'll pick up things others will miss.

Pensions respondent
UK Bar

Nicolas is absolutely brilliant and technically superb. If you need to find an ingenious argument, he'll come up with things nobody else has thought of.

Pensions respondent
UK Bar

Nicolas has an instinctive understanding of pension dynamics. He is an original thinker who combines leadership with efficient teamworking.

Pensions respondent
UK Bar

Nicolas is a real star - always a pleasure to work with.

Pensions respondent
UK Bar

Nicholas is a good advocate. Judges really listen to him.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

Nick is absolutely brilliant and technically superb. If you're really in a hole with a case and you need to find an ingenious argument, he is your man.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

Nick's advocacy very impressive. He's really smart and he'll pick up things others will miss.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK Bar

Nick Stallworthy KC is one of the best-known silks for the area of pensions litigation and justly has a rep for encyclopedic knowledge in that area.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK Bar

Nicolas Stallworthy KC is an exceptional silk. He's extremely bright and a great advocate.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK Bar

Nicolas is a superb silk.

Pensions respondent
UK Bar

Nicolas's advocacy is very impressive, he's really smart, and his attention to detail is also quite notable - he'll pick up things others will miss.

Pensions respondent
UK Bar

Nicolas is absolutely brilliant and technically superb. If you need to find an ingenious argument, he'll come up with things nobody else has thought of.

Pensions respondent
UK Bar

Nicolas has an instinctive understanding of pension dynamics. He is an original thinker who combines leadership with efficient teamworking.

Pensions respondent
UK Bar

Nicolas is a real star - always a pleasure to work with.

Pensions respondent
UK Bar

Nicholas is a good advocate. Judges really listen to him.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

Nick is absolutely brilliant and technically superb. If you're really in a hole with a case and you need to find an ingenious argument, he is your man.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

Nick's advocacy very impressive. He's really smart and he'll pick up things others will miss.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK Bar

Nick Stallworthy KC is one of the best-known silks for the area of pensions litigation and justly has a rep for encyclopedic knowledge in that area.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK Bar

Nicolas Stallworthy KC is an exceptional silk. He's extremely bright and a great advocate.

Professional Negligence respondent
UK Bar

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UK Bar Guide 2026

Pensions + 2 more rankings

About

Career

Professional Memberships

Practice Areas

Chambers Review

UK Bar

Pensions - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)

Professional Negligence - London (Bar)

Individual Editorial

Strengths

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