Education
University of Otago, New Zealand
BCom, LLB (Hons)
Admitted
New Zealand 2002
England and Wales 2007
Main areas of practice
Nick GilliesNick Gillies
Associate
Nick worked for Russell McVeagh in New Zealand before moving to the UK and joining Beale and Company in 2005.
Nick specialises in commercial dispute resolution with a construction and insurance focus. He has acted for engineers, architects, contractors, insurers, telecoms and energy companies.
Significant cases include:
- The successful defence of an $80m claim against a firm of consulting engineers. The claim, which concerned the construction of a Filipino power station, was dismissed in its entirety.
- Representing one of the sub-contractors on the new Wembley Stadium in litigation against the main contractor.
- Acting for an international consultancy in relation to a multi-million pound insurance dispute concerning the design of a sewage treatment plant.
Nick has been published in Solicitors Journal and Post Mag and is a qualified lawyer in both New Zealand and England & Wales.