Nick Knowles Email & Phone Number

Described by The Legal 500 as “unflappable” and a “leading brain and spinal injury expert”, Nick has enormous experience in handling complex catastrophic injury claims. He has secured many multimillion pound settlements for his clients. Nick acted for the claimant in the important and much-quoted case of Masterman-Lister v Brutton & Co., which formulated the test for mental capacity.

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  Partner

  Stewarts

  Jul 1999 - Present

  Nick handles complex brain and spinal cord injury claims with particular expertise in claims involving children and protected parties. Member of the AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel. Also has expertise in mental incapacity and costs.Nick handles high-value cases, mainly brain and spinal injury claims, and his clients often include children and protected parties (who lack mental capacity). Sometimes he is instructed by the Official Solicitor and in many cases liability is a hard-fought issue.*Expertise in brain and spinal cord injury, particularly concerning children and protected parties, sometimes involving the official solicitor*Brain injury at birth, Cerebral Palsy and Erbs Palsy claims*Special interests in mental capacity and costs