Nicola Tyers
SRA-regulated SolicitorNicola is a Solicitor in our Head Office and defends cases all over the UK. She is experienced in Fraud, Serious Crime, and Sexual Offences. Nicola always treats her clients with sensitivity and care.
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About Nicola
Nicola is a solicitor at the firm and has worked here since 2017. She is based at our Head Office in Salford and has clients throughout England and Wales. Nicola defends in all areas of criminal law at each stage of the legal process. She attends the police station and Magistrates’ Court, and has particular expertise in representing vulnerable people, including youths and those with mental health problems.
Education
Nicola was raised and went to school in West Yorkshire before going to Manchester Metropolitan University to get her law degree. She took postgraduate legal study at the University of Law to qualify as a solicitor while working full time as a paralegal at the firm.
Nicola completed her Legal Practice Course (with Masters) before completing her training contract and qualifying as a solicitor in March 2023.
Approach to the work
Nicola’s view is that everyone deserves to have someone fight their corner if they're accused of a criminal offence. She appreciates the difficulty and disruption that people can feel from just being contacted by the police. She is sensitive with her clients, and delivers straightforward advice in an easy to understand way.
Nicola does not accept anything which could damage her client without a fight. She prides herself on being willing to go above and beyond to get the result. This is something that is repeated by former clients again and again in online reviews that they have written about the help she has given them.
Writing and Media
Nicola has written a dissertation and a Master's paper on the Sexual Offences Act 2003, and writes plain English legal articles for the public as part of the firm’s Legal Writing Programme.
Outside the law
Outside of work Nicola enjoys reading, travelling and hiking with her German Shepherd. She is a self confessed animal lover.
Practice areas
Nicola deals with all criminal, fraud and regulatory matters and has a particular interest in serious crime and sexual offences. Nicola’s caseload consists of murder, high value frauds, historic sexual offences, drug conspiracies and other serious criminal cases.
Murder & Manslaughter
Nicola has defended in several murder cases already in her career, including gang related murder with several co-defendants, domestic and non-accidental head injury child cases, including fatal cases with the instruction of several international expert witnesses.
Sexual Allegations
Nicola’s case load is primarily made up of sexual offences ranging from child related and rape to historic allegations. She is currently defending several elderly clients accused of historic offences from over 50 years ago.
Fraud
Nicola has several clients accused of fraud, ranging from low to high level, with varying degrees of sophistication, and prosecuted by various agencies, including the Crown Prosecution Service, Trading Standards and the Serious Fraud Office.
Serious Crime
The remainder of Nicola’s caseload is made up of serious crime (including organised crime), drug conspiracies and youth defendants. Nicola has clients at all stages of the legal process, from police interviews to trials in the Crown Court for all types of crime.
Pre-charge Representation
A significant number of Nicola's clients come to her when they are being investigated by the police but no charges have yet been made. Nicola understands the importance of negotiating and being proactive at this early stage of an investigation as it may result in the investigation being discontinued or a lesser offence being charged. Nicola is proactive with the Police and Crown Prosecution Service and explores every avenue to stop an investigation in its tracks.
In circumstances where someone has been represented by the duty solicitor in an interview, or has been interviewed without any legal representation, Nicola will be happy to discuss your options with you.
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