Nichola Evans

Biography

Nichola is Partner and Head of Litigation at Kuits and has over 25 years' experience of dealing with commercial litigation matters. She has litigated in the domestic courts, including the specialist divisions of the High Court and the appeal courts, and in domestic and international arbitration.

She specialises in high value contract claims and has operated in a number of sectors, most notably insurance, public sector and health sector. She is known for her commercial, pragmatic approach and her use of alternative dispute resolution in all its forms.

Her contribution to the wider profession includes service as a former member of the Law Society Council and as a former member of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL), through which she previously represented FOIL on the Law Society Civil Justice Committee. She has also sat on the board of the Civil Mediation Council.

Nichola brings her commercial litigation experience into her role as mediator, working with parties to find commercial, pragmatic solutions to complex legal issues.

Mediation experience

Nichola mediates commercial, civil and workplace disputes in person and online throughout England and Wales. Further detail on recent experience is available on request.

Examples of recent work

• Amlin Corporate Member Limited and others v Oriental Assurance Corporation [2012] EWCA 1341 — Court of Appeal judgment on “follow the settlement” clauses.
• Amlin Corporate Member Limited and others v Oriental Assurance Corporation [2014] EWCA Civ 1135 — Court of Appeal judgment on the operation of a typhoon warranty.
• BT Cornwall Limited v Cornwall Council and others [2015] EWHC 3755 — Commercial Court judgment on the procurement and termination of an IT contract worth £160M.
• Ted Baker PLC v AXA Insurance UK PLC and others [2017] EWCA Civ 4097 — Court of Appeal judgment establishing a duty to speak in insurance and wider commercial contracts.
• Hallett and others v Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWCA Civ 1394 — representative claim brought by the BMA regarding monitoring of junior doctors' natural breaks.

Feedback

Legal 500: ‘fantastic commercial judgement and strategic nous; she is calm and collected under pressure and is capable of turning around complex and voluminous tasks in a surprisingly short period of time. Her experience shines through and lights the way.’