Simon Nichol
Called: 1994 Areas of Law: Crime, Employment
Having previously been a partner in a busy city centre firm of solicitors, where he had built up a wide experience in many fields of practice including: crime, employment and immigration; Simon Nichol was called to the Bar in 1994, when he joined Cobden House.
As a senior advocate, he has worked largely in the criminal courts in recent years, but also undertakes direct access work in a number of other tribunals.
As a senior advocate, he has worked largely in the criminal courts in recent years, but also undertakes direct access work in a number of other tribunals.
Recent appeal cases have included successful appearances in a number of unusual cases where the Court of Appeal has been persuaded to depart significantly from the sentencing guidelines (e.g. Adcock [2010] and Dixon [A-G’s ref. 29 of 2008]).
He also represented one of the only defendants in recent years who successfully relied on the defence of marital coercion - a serious kidnapping trial in which, after legal argument, the 1925 legislation was “read down” to make it ECHR compliant.
He also represented one of the only defendants in recent years who successfully relied on the defence of marital coercion - a serious kidnapping trial in which, after legal argument, the 1925 legislation was “read down” to make it ECHR compliant.
