Nick Parker LLB (Hons), LLM
Nick has headed up our Dispute Resolution team since 1996 in which time it has grown to be recognised by the Legal 500 as one of the leading firms operating in this sector in Wales.
He specialises in advising on commercial disputes covering all areas of dispute resolution including litigation and mediation.
His practice includes advising in commercial contract disputes, sale of goods cases, intellectual property disputes, shareholder claims, directors disputes and insolvency claims. He regularly acts in “bet the company” disputes for clients.
As well as his degree in law, Nick holds a Masters Degree in Advanced Litigation and is an ADR Group accredited mediator. Nick accepts instructions directly from parties engaged in a dispute to act as mediator.
Nick attended the Harvard Business School Programme “Managing Professional Service Firms” in the United States in 2005.
He is a member of the Wales Commercial Law Association and R3.
Recent cases include:
- A contract dispute concerning a large volume sale of goods by our client that were subsequently alleged to be defective resulting in a multi-million pound claim being issued against our client for damages. The case was subsequently dropped without payment by our client of any sums to the Claimant.
- A technical and contractual dispute in relation to a coal recovery project that resulted in a long running High Court trial
- A contract dispute worth in the region of £3 million regarding the alleged defective supply of goods by our client to the dealer
- An Intellectual Property dispute leading to an application for an injunction to prevent a competitor of our client from launching a product that breached our client’s intellectual property rights
- A number of cases against former employees of companies who have set up in competition with their former employer in breach of restrictive covenants or common law duties resulting in injunctive proceedings being brought
Current Position
Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution
Specialist Area
Commercial Disputes, Mediation
Contact
029 2034 5511
nparker@berrysmith.com