Nick is often asked to assist in advising clients with the preparation and negotiation of compromise agreements and is therefore particularly well acquainted with the issues arising from them. He acts for clients in a wide range of industries, including facilities management, engineering, telecommunications, hair and beauty, PR, fashion, leisure and entertainment, I.T., finance and banking, insurance, etc. as well as having an in-depth knowledge of the recruitment industry. As a result Silverman Sherliker has been chosen as one of the REC's panel of recommended lawyers.
His employment practice consists of advising clients on both contentious and non-contentious issues, including the drafting of employment contracts and service agreements, disciplinary procedures and company policy documentation generally. He has been involved in a number of reported cases, including Reiner Moritz Associates Ltd -v- Carter [EAT] ICR 1997.
Nick has also over the years assisted a number of clients who have been investigated and prosecuted in connection with breaches of health and safety laws.
He is regularly asked to comment on live employment tribunal cases and employment law issues generally and has appeared on television broadcasts given by BBC News 24 (Commenting on claims which could be brought by the News Of The World employees), Channel 4 News (Commenting on the case of Villalba v Merrill Lynch & Co Inc [2007] ICR 469) and CNN (Commenting on the World Health Organisations ban on recruiting employees who smoke). Nick has also been interviewed for Radio 4's the Today Programme and several programmes for Radio 5 Live, Radio London (The Vanessa Feltz Show), Colourful Radio and CHQR AM in Canada (The Rutherford Show).
Nick has been asked to provide comments for articles appearing in The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Times, The Telegraph, Metro, The Evening Standard, The Economist, The In-House Perspective as well as Lexis Nexis.
He has also written for a number of publications including the REC Legal Bulletin, Recruitment Matters, Recruitment Consultant, Recruitment Opportunities, Leisure Report, Payroll World as well as other industry related publications.
He is a member of the Employment Lawyers' Association and the British Italian Law Association.
Nick is a London School of Economics law graduate and was admitted as a solicitor in 1990. After leaving McKenna & Co (now CMS Cameron McKenna) he moved to The Simkins Partnership. From a broad commercial litigation background his practice focused on employment law. He joined Silverman Sherliker as a partner in 1998 and has developed a thriving Employment Law Unit.
One thing you may be interested to know about Nick is that he is a passionate bridge player and takes no prisoners with his courageous bidding.