Nicholas Yates KC

Spear’s Review

Recommended to Spear’s by several top family lawyers, 1 Hare Court’s Nicholas Yates KC has built a strong reputation for advising high-profile figures, FTSE CEOs and other HNW individuals in financial remedy cases – many of which involve substantial assets, complex company valuations, trusts, tax issues and international dimensions.

Notable recent cases for the barrister include ES v SS [2023], CG v SG [2023] and Nicolaisen v Nicolaisen [2023]. He has also acted for the husband in a novel case involving an ‘undivided family arrangement’ (a traditional Hindu concept) and assets of more than £150 million, and played a role in DJ v BJ [2019], a Cayman Islands case concerning the interpretation of a prenuptial agreement in light of dramatically changed financial circumstances.

‘He is exceptionally persuasive and charming, and always dominates the moral high ground for his clients,’ reads one recommendation.