Grace Nicholls
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 2 : Employment
Band 2
About
Provided by Grace Nicholls
Practice Areas
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Grace Nicholls acts for Claimants and Respondents and accepts instructions in all areas of employment law.
She has appeared in tribunals (at preliminary and final hearings) nationally involving issues such as unfair dismissal (including constructive unfair dismissal), TUPE claims (including failure to inform and consult), discrimination (including direct and indirect discrimination, discrimination arising from disability, failure to make reasonable adjustments, harassment, victimisation and equal pay), unlawful deductions from wages, commission issues, redundancy, whistleblowing and substantive jurisdictional issues. Grace's practice also includes High Court injunctive work including issues concerning restrictive covenants.
She has been instructed by a wide range of clients, ranging from individuals to local authorities, recruitment agencies, and companies in the leisure, hospitality, tourism, retail and pharmaceutical industries. She also has experience acting for charities.
She has a busy practice drafting pleadings and providing written advice at various stages of litigation on a range of issues including advice on prospects and quantum.
Before coming to the Bar, she gained extensive experience in Employment Law working for almost two years in the London offices of a prestigious employment team and a second notable law firm. She worked within small teams with partners and senior associates servicing clients including FTSE 100 companies, hedge funds and international insurance companies.
Whilst there, she assisted on complex employment tribunal claims, working closely with leading employment silks in high profile cases involving claims of discrimination, unfair and constructive dismissal and whistleblowing.
Career
Call year: 2015
Professional Memberships
Employment Lawyers Association
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Grace Nicholls is experienced in a broad range of employment law claims including unfair dismissal and all forms of discrimination. She has a proven track record of successfully representing respondents at employment tribunals.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Grace is an impressive junior. She is very pleasant to deal with and reassuring to clients."
"I cannot speak highly enough of Grace's legal ability as an advocate and her level of client service."
"She is very well prepared and very diligent, and is excellent with client witnesses. She's very good on her feet, and her client manner is excellent."
"Grace is always very well prepared and provides great advocacy."
"She is excellent with clients and an absolute pleasure to work with."
"Grace is an impressive junior. She is very pleasant to deal with and reassuring to clients."
"I cannot speak highly enough of Grace's legal ability as an advocate and her level of client service."
"She is very well prepared and very diligent, and is excellent with client witnesses. She's very good on her feet, and her client manner is excellent."
"Grace is always very well prepared and provides great advocacy."
"She is excellent with clients and an absolute pleasure to work with."
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