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Claire Nickolds
Partner
Claire is expert in all aspects of family law including family businesses and trust assets. She also has extensive experience in children work including applications for residence and removal from the jurisdiction.
Claire has a City background qualifying at Stephenson Harwood in 2002 before transferring to the top ranked family law firm, Manches LLP. Claire’s clients include lawyers, bankers, accountants, directors and other professionals.
Claire is empathic, practical, gives clear and directive advice when needed and is an experienced and tenacious litigator.
Claire is a member of Resolution and is a trained mediator and collaborative lawyer.
“She sees around the corner for clients. She sees what’s coming and deals with it effectively.” (2019)
“She sees around the corner for clients. She sees what’s coming and deals with it effectively.” (2019)
“recognised by sources for her proficiency in handling complex children work. She also regularly advises on financial remedy cases linked to divorce and separation proceedings” (2018)
“excellent and extremely hardworking lawyer. She is willing to take on difficult cases and fight them hard. She has an excellent relationship with her clients.” (2016)
“responsive, thoughtful and strategic. She’s perfectly at ease with complex matters” and is “fantastic both in court and in collaboration – she sets a good standard for the whole team”. (2015)
“Claire Nickolds – is an outstanding family lawyer. She has a razor-sharp intellect and is able to see the wood for the trees in complex and highly emotive cases. She has great skill in creating solutions in difficult and acrimonious cases and gives clients realistic expectations from the start.”(2022)
“Claire Nickolds – is an outstanding family lawyer. She has a razor-sharp intellect and is able to see the wood for the trees in complex and highly emotive cases. She has great skill in creating solutions in difficult and acrimonious cases and gives clients realistic expectations from the start.”(2022)