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About
Provided by Nikolaus Grubeck
Practice Areas
Nikolaus is a leading junior practising in the fields of competition, public and regulatory, human rights, data protection, and international law. He acts regularly in high-profile litigation, and has particular expertise in mergers, complex public law cases, group litigation, and in claims involving issues of national security, armed conflict and international relations.
Career
Called to the Bar of England & Wales 2010.
LLM (Harvard Law School); BA Law (Exeter College, Oxford).
Former judicial assistant to Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury.
Before coming to the bar, Nikolaus worked for the United Nations in Afghanistan and Sudan.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Nikolaus Grubeck is highly knowledgeable on the overlap between public and human rights law. His expertise in cases concerning national security and foreign affairs is of particular note. He receives instructions from both claimants and defendants, including government departments. He also frequently appears in public law challenges concerning commercial regulation, as well as information law.
Nikolaus Grubeck is well regarded for advising class representatives on collective proceedings and for advising defendants on potential claims of abuse of dominance, often in the technology sector. He has notable experience defending the CMA and other regulatory bodies in competition law challenges to their decisions.
Nikolaus Grubeck is a well-regarded barrister who tends to represent claimants or the Information Commissioner in important data protection cases. He is particularly experienced in matters concerning the use of personal data by large online companies.
Nikolaus Grubeck is a notable civil liberties and human rights barrister who has a significant practice at all levels of UK court and the European Court of Human Rights. He represents NGOs and individuals as well as the government in a range of matters, with a particular specialism in national security. He is known for his expertise in data protection, especially when it comes to new developments in the area.
Nikolaus Grubeck has a strong collective actions practice spanning competition, data protection and human rights law. He has acted for claimant groups and representative claimants in a number of novel claims including Le Patourel v BT.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Nik is an absolute pleasure to work with."
"He has an incredibly impressive strategic brain with a very strong sense for determining the best course of action amongst a myriad of options."
"Nik is engaging, collaborative and solution-oriented."
"Nikolaus goes above and beyond in tackling complex issues at speed. He provides invaluable strategic insights and he is skilled at zoning in on the weaknesses in the other side's position."
"Nikolaus produces accessible written advice. His arguments are really sound and attractive to the court."
"He is extremely bright and writes beautifully. He has a great strategic assessment of a case and where it might go. He is thinking several steps ahead on the litigation."
"Nikolaus has very good judgement on what works and what does not. He has a clear writing style."
"Nikolaus is an expert in data protection. He is easy to work with and produces high-quality work."
"He is one of the most intelligent people I've met yet has no ego at all."
"Nick is really forensic in his approach in factually rich and complex cases. He has a great manner with clients."
"His legal analysis and ability to produce excellent written work really stand out."
"Nikolaus is superb. He has very good judgement on what works and what does not. He has a very clear writing style."
"Nikolaus is one of the most intelligent people I know."
"He is extremely good at getting across the detail and being thoroughly familiar with it. He has the ability to marshal detailed factual info. He is easy to work with."
"Nik is an absolute pleasure to work with."
"He has an incredibly impressive strategic brain with a very strong sense for determining the best course of action amongst a myriad of options."
"Nik is engaging, collaborative and solution-oriented."
"Nikolaus goes above and beyond in tackling complex issues at speed. He provides invaluable strategic insights and he is skilled at zoning in on the weaknesses in the other side's position."
"Nikolaus produces accessible written advice. His arguments are really sound and attractive to the court."
"He is extremely bright and writes beautifully. He has a great strategic assessment of a case and where it might go. He is thinking several steps ahead on the litigation."
"Nikolaus has very good judgement on what works and what does not. He has a clear writing style."
"Nikolaus is an expert in data protection. He is easy to work with and produces high-quality work."
"He is one of the most intelligent people I've met yet has no ego at all."
"Nick is really forensic in his approach in factually rich and complex cases. He has a great manner with clients."
"His legal analysis and ability to produce excellent written work really stand out."
"Nikolaus is superb. He has very good judgement on what works and what does not. He has a very clear writing style."
"Nikolaus is one of the most intelligent people I know."
"He is extremely good at getting across the detail and being thoroughly familiar with it. He has the ability to marshal detailed factual info. He is easy to work with."
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