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Nick Barber

020 7809 2659 nick.barber@shlegal.com View profile View profile

Work Department

Marine and international trade

Position

An experienced lawyer with a marine background, Nick heads the casualty response group. Nick uses his expert knowledge to advise clients on admiralty and contractual disputes. He represents and advises a number of clients including hull and machinery underwriters, P&I clubs and owners.

Nick specialises in disputes arising from casualties and has extensive experience of handling the “front end” investigation, both from the office and on site. In particular, Nick handles claims following collisions, explosions and fires, groundings, salvage and general average, coverage advice and charterparty disputes.

Top Tier Firm Rankings

• Private client > Art and cultural property
• Dispute resolution > Commodities disputes
• Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
• Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
• Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
• Employment > Pensions: dispute resolution
• Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
• Transport > Rail

Firm Rankings

• Transport > Aviation
• Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
• Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
• Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
• Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
• Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
• Insurance > Professional negligence
• Transport > Shipping
• Finance > Trade finance
• Finance > Transport finance and leasing
• Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
• Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
• Employment > Employers
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
• Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
• Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
• Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
• Real estate > Property litigation
• Dispute resolution > Public international law
• Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
• Employment > Senior executives
• Corporate and commercial > VAT and indirect tax
• Real estate > Commercial property: investment
• Real estate > Construction: contentious
• Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
• Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
• Employment > Employee share schemes
• Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: Project finance and development
• Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
• Dispute resolution > International arbitration
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
• Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity, nuclear and renewables)
• Real estate > Property finance
• Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
• Public sector > Administrative and public law
• Real estate > Commercial property: development
• Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
• Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
• Insurance > Insurance: corporate and regulatory
• Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
• Finance > Bank lending: investment grade debt and syndicated loans
• Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
• TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
• Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
• Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers