Nichola Evans
Nichola has over 25 years’ experience of dealing with commercial litigation matters. She has litigated matters both in the domestic courts (including the specialist divisions of the High Court plus appeal courts) and arbitration (domestic and international).
Nichola specialises in high value contract claims and has operated in a number of sectors most notably insurance, public sector and health sector. She is known for her commercial, pragmatic approach and her use of Alternative Dispute Resolution in all its forms.
Nichola is also a member of the Law Society Council and the Law Society Civil Justice Committee as the Forum of Insurance Law’s representative. She also sits on the Joint Tribunal. She has also been sat on the board of the Civil Mediation Council
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Nichola has received praise in the legal directories and Legal 500 described her as having ‘fantastic commercial judgement and strategic nous; she is calm and collected under pressure and is capable of turning around complex and voluminous tasks in a surprisingly short period of time. Her experience shines through and lights the way.’
Nichola brings her commercial litigation experience into her role as mediator working with parties to find commercial, pragmatic solutions to complex legal issues.
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