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Nicholas Sproull

Albion Chambers

Broad Street Bristol BS1 1DR

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  • Overview

    Nick is the Head of the Albion Chambers Matrimonial Finance Team. He specialises in Financial Remedy cases, acting for high-net-worth individuals. He is consistently ranked in the highest band in Chambers and Partners comprising the top five practitioners on the Western Circuit, and is listed as a leading junior in the Legal 500. He regularly drafts pre-nuptial agreements and appears in courts throughout England and Wales.

    Nick is regularly instructed to sit as the judge in Private FDRs and prides himself on competitive pricing, a no-nonsense approach and a high success rate. He also lectures regularly and in March 2023 presented the Resolution Spring Lecture at VWV.

    Nick often writes articles, the most recent of which can be found here – Daniels v Walker

Nicholas Sproull

Recent cases

  • D v D (February/October 2023) – this was a three day final hearing followed by a three day appeal before the lead judge of the Bristol Financial Remedy Court.  Nick represented the appellant and the main issue in the appeal concerned the District Judge’s finding as to the relevance of conduct and his approach to the classification of the assets.  The appeal was allowed with costs.
  • W v W (October 2023) – this was a two day final hearing in a long-running case heard in Gloucester.  The main issues in the case were the extent of the wife’s likely inheritance, given negligent drafting of a will, and the relevance or otherwise of pre-marital accrual of the husband’s Armed Forces pension.
  • C v C (February 2023) – this was a final hearing in a case heard in Torquay over four days.  The main issue in the case was whether or not the parties’ property portfolio should be transferred to the husband or sold, in circumstances where the valuations and the amount of capital gains tax payable were disputed.  Nick represented the wife and the case ended with the judge ordering a sale and making a costs order against the husband of £80,000.
  • E v E (February 2023) – this was a final hearing in a farming case heard in Taunton over four days.  The main issue in the case concerned the wife’s desire to buy a farm of her own and the likely receipt by the husband of funds held in trust from a sale by his father of farmland to a national house builder.
  • S v S (September 2022) – this was a final hearing in a case heard in Gloucester over six days.  The main issue in the case was the understanding of the husband’s tax affairs, given he held property via numerous different companies in several tax havens, and whether or not he had truly gambled and lost over £1m on Bitcoin.
  • L v L (May 2022) – this was a PFDR in a case concerning a lottery winner.  Nick’s client had won £10,000 pm for 30 years on the National Lottery.  The issues in the case concerned the true analysis of S v AG and the relevance of the imminent breakdown of the relationship in any event.  The case settled by a lump sum payment of £500,000.

Recommendations

“Nicholas is a very reassuring person to have on your team; his advocacy is standout. He is a very calm and a very effective advocate.”

“Nick Sproull reads cases very well in terms of the outcome.”

Chambers and Partners 2024 

‘Nicholas is a brilliant judge of a case who will fight in a very persuasive style if required but will always seek a fair settlement if it can be found. He is a go-to barrister in Bristol and the South West.’

Legal 500 2024

“Nicholas is amazing with clients; nothing is too much trouble.”

“Nicholas has huge amounts of gravitas in court advocacy and conduct before the court and clients alike.”

“Nick is my go-to counsel for complex cases. He is a commanding presence with strong presentational skills and a deft touch with clients.”

Chambers and Partners 2023

“A methodical junior and a smooth operator. He remains calm under pressure and provides measured advice. A silk in the making.”

Legal 500 2023 

“Nick is an excellent advocate with a real presence and gravitas in court. Clients appreciate his down-to-earth and measured approach. He is quick to grasp the fundamental issues of a case which always puts him in good stead when in front of clients.”  “He is intelligent and has a gentle nature but extremely effective in court and in talking to clients.”
Chambers and Partners 2022

“An imperturbable barrister who has the court’s ear. With him you get silk quality representation without the silk price tag attached” “‘simply outstanding and provides enormous value to any case'”
Legal 500 2022

“Head of the matrimonial finance team, Nicholas Sproull is highly experienced acting for high net worth individuals in financial remedy matters. He offers considerable expertise in cases with a cross-border component. He is especially experienced on cases involving issues of non-disclosure and liquidity of assets.” “He has a wonderful way with clients and can get straight to the heart of the case quickly. He stays calm and collected under pressure and has a wonderful reputation.” “You know the preparation will be outstanding and his judgement spot-on.”
Chambers and Partners 2021

“Nick is very experienced and always calm, even in the most stressful of cases. He has the ability to cut through the detail and simplify a complex case, tailoring his approach to the Judge in front of you. Clients trust him and we work well as a team, he always asks my opinion and we hammer things out together which is good.”
Legal 500 2021

“Head of the matrimonial finance team, Nicholas Sproull is highly experienced in acting for high net worth individuals in financial remedy matters. He offers considerable expertise in cases with a cross-border component. He also assists with prenuptial agreements.” “He’s an effective advocate with a calm and confident manner, and grasps technical financial matters with ease. He also has a supportive manner with clients.” “He’s a very composed and persuasive advocate.”
Chambers and Partners 2020

“His attention to detail is incredible and his advocacy is absolutely first class. You have complete confidence that he has prepared thoroughly.” “A fantastic advocate who is really good with clients.”
Chambers and Partners 2019

“Practical and robust, with assiduous attention to detail.”
Legal 500 2019

“He offers considerable expertise in cases with a cross-country component.” “He is a highly regarded money specialist.” “He gives very considered advice and he is very eloquent in court.”
Chambers and Partners 2018

“A specialist in financial remedy matters.”
Legal 500 2017

“Highly experienced in acting for high net worth individuals on financial remedy matters.” “Amazing advocate, incredibly approachable for clients.” “Excellent with clients and a joy to watch in court. His attention to detail is second to none and he never fails to impress.”
Chambers and Partners 2017

Education

  • LLB Bristol

Professional memberships

  • Western Circuit
  • FLBA