Our Team of Experts
Our directors come from diverse professional backgrounds and offer an extensive skills base
Nick Leech
Director
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“I have a real sense that Nestor have my best interests at heart, as well as helping me manage my finances. I know they’re only a phone call away and we have a close working relationship, despite them being at the other end of the country.” – Mr L Prior
Nick Martin
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“The team at Nestor, led by Nick Martin, do a brilliant job in ensuring that my portfolio of investments is effectively managed to provide both growth and income at a level of risk that I selected. The key fact is that I feel secure leaving my financial future in their hands.” – Adrian.
Ryan Lewis
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“I have referred clients to Ryan and have received excellent feedback from them as to his effectiveness and approachability. I continue to refer as and when I can safely in the knowledge that they will be well looked after.” – Paula Bridge
Jennifer Stone
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“I have been a PI trustee client of Nestor for 11 years. I consider that during that time I have received excellent financial advice tailored to the risks that I was prepared to take. Its support has been thoughtful, well-considered, open and honest…” – Chris Hole
Andrew Sands
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“Knowing the team at Nestor are taking care of the big investment decisions for us gives us real peace of mind. We feel very safe in their hands. And surprisingly, for financial experts, they are great fun and very caring – unbelievable but true.” – Mags Walker
Brent Ridings
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“…very approachable, easy to contact and provides timely advice. I have no hesitation in recommending his cost-effective and very professional service.” – Barbara Woodbridge
Peter Rhodes
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“The help I received was second to none as they were so helpful in my case with making sure that all the information I gave was correct…” – Matthew Foster
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Articles
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2019 may only be a few weeks old but we have already seen some major changes to the way state benefits are claimed, with more in the pipeline.
Welfare Benefits Update – February 2019
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‘This further response deals with the issues and questions raised within the 6th December 2018: ‘Setting the Personal Injury Discount Rate – A Call for Evidence’.
Response to the Third Personal Injury Discount Rate Consultation
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Many practitioners are familiar with the difficulties with the calculation of future loss for a claimant’s accommodation claim. Both the JR and more recently Swift judgments provided some guidance, but we are still left in a position in law, where the Roberts v Johnstone accommodation calculation still stands. This currently leaves claimants in the illogical […]
Future Loss Accommodation Claims – The ‘Loss of the Use of Capital’ Problem
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The government has announced some important changes regarding Universal Credit. In yesterday’s statement, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Esther McVey, announced the following intended changes. timetable for managed migration – this has been extended by 1 year. It is now due to run from July 2019 – March 2023. transitional protection and […]
Changes to Universal Credit
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The new ASHE dataset was published by the Office for National Statistics on 25 October 2018. For periodical payments agreed or awarded since the Thompstone group of cases, this dataset will dictate the level of claimants’ periodical payments for the next year. The hourly rates applicable to ASHE 6115, the Standard Occupational Codes relevant in […]
ASHE Update – October 2018
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Philip M D Grundy, Nick Martin, Edward J P Grundy and Matthew Smith explain why Roberts v Johnstone is no longer applicable ‘There is no doubt that several of the potential solutions identified provide both the tortfeasor and the claimant with a range of practical alternatives to the accommodation conundrum.’ At 38.204, McGregor on Damages […]
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Personal Injury Trust Case Study
Jenny was injured in 2010. When her claim was settled in 2015 for £30,000 by way of compromise, Jenny had no savings and was receiving £100 per week income support, £50 per week housing benefit, and £15 per week council tax benefit. Her damages would fall to be assessed as capital 52 weeks after first […]