Nicole Blakey
Senior associate
Sectors
Financial services
Nicole is a senior associate in the commercial dispute resolution team in London, specialising in complex and high value group claims.
She frequently acts for large groups of claimants in cases against their professional advisers and also has extensive experience advising insolvency practitioners on contentious insolvency matters.
I work closely with clients to manage high-stakes litigation and group actions. My aim is to deliver practical solutions and strong representation, ensuring cases progress efficiently and with the best possible outcome.
Nicole joined Penningtons Manches Cooper in 2019.
Recent work highlights
Group action for professional negligence
Advising hundreds of claimants in pursuing a large-scale group action against their former solicitors for professional negligence relating to failed investments in residential property, hotel, and care home schemes.
Complex insolvency litigation
Acting for office holders and creditors on a wide range of insolvency matters, including challenging misuse of IVA procedures, pursuing a £15 million wrongful trading claim against former directors of Simon & Co Ltd, and contesting undervalue transactions involving EPG sales by former administrators.
Cross-border partnership dispute
Providing strategic advice on a multi-million-pound partnership dispute spanning England, the UAE, and the British Virgin Islands, addressing complex jurisdictional issues and safeguarding client interests across multiple legal systems.
Cyber fraud investigation
Successfully obtaining a Norwich Pharmacal order for a property development company targeted by cyber fraud, enabling identification of wrongdoers and securing critical evidence to support recovery actions.
External recognition
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What people are saying
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