What can I do for you

Nigel is a solicitor and consultant at Mills & Reeve now focusing primarily on his work as a financial arbitrator and supporting projects for the firm's national family law team.  He is a qualified collaborative practitioner. 

What do others say

Chambers & Partners describes Nigel as "an esteemed practitioner, who is tremendously reassuring, informative and authoritative with a wealth of experience".

Client feedback includes: "Nigel’s advice and strategic thinking achieved a result that could not be improved upon” and in another high value case: "I chose you for your collaborative approach and reputation and have been very well rewarded".

Supporting your ambitions

Nigel has over 40 years experience in family law. He has advised and represented a wide range of clients in financial and children cases, usually involving complex issues and many with an international element. His deep understanding of the legal, practical and emotional impact of separation and divorce enables him to get to the heart of the issues in arbitration and deliver decisions with clarity and empathy.
 

What else should you know?

Nigel's the only practitioner to have been national chair of family justice organisation Resolution twice. He was awarded life membership in 2019. He's renowned as a campaigner for divorce reform.

Nigel won the 2019 Cornwell Award for Outstanding Contribution to Family Law.

From Beethoven to Bowie, Nigel loves his music and is a governor of Chethams School of Music, Manchester.
 

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”