Nick Williams

Nick specialises in Dispute Resolution and Restructuring and Insolvency and has a broad experience of complex and often multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation. He co-chairs the firm's Regulatory Group, taking particular responsibility for contentious aspects. Legal 500 2015 describes Nick as “pragmatic and particularly responsive to client needs”, whilst clients refer to Nick as “proactive” and providing “advice which is excellent and commercial in nature”. He was ranked by Chambers UK 2018 as one of their "Up and coming" lawyers.

Nick joined Ogier in 2007, having previously practised in England with Clifford Chance. He was admitted as a Jersey Advocate in 2010, and became a Partner in 2013.

Nick was ranked as one of Private Client Practitioner's "Top 35 Under 35" in 2010.

Nick's practice and recent experience includes:

Contentious regulatory and enforcement matters - Nick advises financial services clients on the scope of their regulatory duties, as well as on related questions of civil and criminal liability.

Contentious restructuring and insolvency - Nick has successfully acted for applicants in a range of contentious insolvency matters.

Corporate and fund litigation - Nick advises on a broad range of corporate issues including directors’ duties and shareholder rights. In particular, Nick has acted both for and against companies in minority shareholder actions.

Contentious and semi-contentious trust work - Nick advises on a range of trust and fiduciary matters including in relation to trustee duties and powers, rights of beneficiaries, breaches of trust, validity of trust instruments and mistake.

Nick also acts for the Dean of Jersey in relation to his dispute with the Bishop of Winchester, and in relation to the investigation of Dame Heather Steel into safeguarding in the Deanery of Jersey.