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Nicholas Bevan

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Dr Nicholas Bevan is a multiple award-winning solicitor and partner at both Solicitors Title LLP and Broomhead & Saul solicitors. 

He is a nationally recognised presenter and a successful law reform campaigner.  In 2017 he was awarded a doctorate in law for his ground breaking research on EU and insurance law.  He was senior counsel at an international law firm.  He persuaded the government to pass emergency legislation sanctioning the video witnessing of wills in 2020 after executing the nation’s first video will during the Covid-19 lockdown.  

Partner

Dr Nicholas Bevan is a multiple award-winning solicitor and partner at both Solicitors Title LLP and Broomhead & Saul solicitors. 

He is a nationally recognised presenter and a successful law reform campaigner.  In 2017 he was awarded a doctorate in law for his ground breaking research on EU and insurance law.  He was senior counsel at an international law firm.  He persuaded the government to pass emergency legislation sanctioning the video witnessing of wills in 2020 after executing the nation’s first video will during the Covid-19 lockdown.  

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
An emergency measure has been introduced for the witnessing of wills, but Nicholas Bevan believes there’s been a missed opportunity
Government has clarified its COVID–19 wills plans, but some misconceptions remain, as Dr Nicholas Bevan explains
Is it a misconception that a witness needs to be physically present at a will signing? Dr Nicholas Bevan reports
Dr Nicholas Bevan explains how the Court of Appeal’s ruling in MIB v Lewis casts open the floodgates to compensation

In the first instalment of a two-part feature, Dr Nicholas Bevan, reflects on the ruling in MIB v Lewis & its implications for the UK’s compulsory third-party motor insurance regime

In the second part of this special series on R & S Pilling t/a Phoenix Engineering v UK Insurance Ltd, Nicholas Bevan analyses the Supreme Court’s approach to motor policy construction

In the first of a two-part series on R & S Pilling t/a Phoenix Engineering v UK Insurance Ltd, Nicholas Bevan considers how EU-derived domestic legislation is likely to be interpreted by the courts post-Brexit

Restoration of the status quo ante: Nicholas Bevan reviews the Supreme Court ruling in Cameron v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

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NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Daniel Burbeary, office managing partner of Michelman Robinson, discusses launching in London, the power of the law, and what the kitchen can teach us about litigating

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NEWS

The Court of Appeal has slammed the brakes on claimants trying to swap defendants after limitation has expired. In Adcamp LLP v Office Properties and BDB Pitmans v Lee [2026] EWCA Civ 50, it overturned High Court rulings that had allowed substitutions under s 35(6)(b) of the Limitation Act 1980, reports Sarah Crowther of DAC Beachcroft in this week's NLJ

Cheating in driving tests is surging—and courts are responding firmly. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of De Montfort Law School charts a rise in impersonation and tech-assisted fraud, with 2,844 attempts recorded in a year
As AI-generated ‘deepfake’ images proliferate, the law may already have the tools to respond. In NLJ this week, Jon Belcher of Excello Law argues that such images amount to personal data processing under UK GDPR
In a striking financial remedies ruling, the High Court cut a wife’s award by 40% for coercive and controlling behaviour. Writing in NLJ this week, Chris Bryden and Nicole Wallace of 4 King’s Bench Walk analyse LP v MP [2025] EWFC 473
A €60.9m award to Kylian Mbappé has refocused attention on football’s controversial ‘ethics bonus’ clauses. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines how such provisions sit within French labour law
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