Michaela Nicholas > Weightmans > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Weightmans Offices
85 FLEET STREET
LONDON
EC4Y 1AE
England
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Michaela Nicholas
Work Department
Healthcare
Position
Michaela is a Partner in the Healthcare team. She brings a unique skill and expertise to her clients having trained and worked as an intensive care nurse before becoming a lawyer. She has more than 17 years of experience advising in healthcare law.
She provides advice for a wide range of healthcare issues with particular experience of clinical negligence claims, disciplinary and regulatory proceedings, and advising on matters before the General Dental Council (GDC), Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) and Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Career
Before Michaela became a lawyer, she trained and worked as an intensive care nurse.
Memberships
Michaela is a member of the Dental Law and Ethics Forum and Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers (ARDL).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
Recently merged with RadcliffesLeBrasseur LLP, Weightmans LLP is ‘without a doubt the leader in this field‘. The practice is highly experienced in representing healthcare professionals, and has enviable expertise in solicitor and legal services-related regulation. The team additionally acts in matters concerning architects and accountants. Richard Jolly is national health sector lead, while William Childs, Sam Flew, Anne Green and Simon Gomersall are also health sector specialists. Likewise highly rated, Susanna Heley ‘represents clients before the Solicitors Tribunal methodologically and effectively‘; Ian Sadler acts for medical defence organisations and healthcare professionals; Nigel West‘s ‘success rate is excellent‘; Alistair Hewitt is experienced in a range of disciplinary investigations; and Michaela Nicholas defends doctors, dentists, nurses and podiatrists before their regulatory bodies. Healthcare expert Stewart Duffy is an active legal director, while Alex Leslie and Richard Privett are experienced consultants. The ‘very competent‘ Tom Thurlow is a partner since May 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Transport > Travel
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
- Transport > Aviation
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Residential property
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Shipping
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Employers