Nicholas is a member of Littleton’s sports law team and accepts instructions from individuals and organisations in the ordinary courts and the relevant tribunals. Nicholas is an appointed panel member for Sports Resolutions who are the leading sports appeals/arbitration service. 

Recent instructions include:

• Advising a prominent cyclist as regards the defence of doping claims raised by UKAD
• Appearing on behalf of the Head of Business Development of a Premiership Rugby team in his contractual claim
• Appearing for the former Defence Coach of a Premiership Rugby team in his claim for wrongful dismissal
• Appearing for a former Championship football club manager in his claim for unfair and wrongful dismissal
• Advising a Championship Football club as to their rights to compensation as a result of the signing of one of their youth development players by a Serie A club.