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Position

Partner

Founder

Index

Family Lawyers

Location

London

Advice type

Children

Cross-border litigation

Financial remedies

Client type

HNW

Sector Focus

Legal Advisory Services

John Nicholson

Spear’s Review

John Nicholson graduated from Oxford and spent some time in the business world before qualifying as a solicitor. Following roles at Hughes Fowler Carruthers, Speechly Bircham (now Charles Russell Speechlys) and Irwin Mitchell, Nicholson founded Turner Nicholson in 2016 with colleague Brigid Turner

The family law firm, proudly boutique in mentality, embodies Nicholson’s ‘pragmatic’ approach: he is not afraid to ‘litigate swiftly’ if needs be, but will ‘always avoid unnecessary resort to the courts if there is an appropriate alternative route to a solution’.

It’s an approach clients appreciate. ‘John is an intelligent, thoughtful and empathetic adviser with a very sensible, realistic and pragmatic approach to every issue or emotional problem,’ says one.

Nicholson’s mediation practice, in which he works with colleague Dr Sara Riley, a trained psychotherapist, aims to provide a ‘safe and experienced’ forum for clients looking to work together.

Rank: Recommended

Recommended 2025, Family Lawyers

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