Nicholls Legal Group Limited
Nicholls Legal Group Limited is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and is authorised to provide all legal services, including reserved legal activities. This firm is a recognised body law practice with regulatory reference number 665887 and has been authorised since 2019-11-20. They operate from 1 office, with their head office in London.
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Practice Areas
Offices
St Pauls
London
EC1A 9DD
Legal aid at this office
Crime · 8 duty solicitor schemes
- DS2303 Bishopsgate
- DS2307 Camberwell Green
- DS2308 Central London
- DS2309 Clerkenwell / Hampstead
- DS2318 Highbury Corner
- DS2321 Old Street
- DS2326 Thames
- DS2327 Tower Bridge
Public Law · 1 procurement area
- London
Legal Aid
Legal aid is publicly funded help with legal costs in England and Wales, run by the Legal Aid Agency. Firms hold a separate contract for each category of law they cover, and whether someone qualifies depends on their financial means and the type of case. Nicholls Legal Group Limited appears in the agency's published data as a provider in the categories below.
Defence representation for people arrested, charged, or facing prosecution, including police station, magistrates court, and Crown Court work.
Criminal legal aid covers the cost of a solicitor when you have been arrested, charged with a crime, or are facing prosecution. The duty solicitor scheme means anyone arrested can ask for a free solicitor at the police station regardless of income, with no means test. Once a case reaches court, eligibility for representation is means and merits tested.
Available at these offices: London
8 duty solicitor schemes
Legal support for people identified as potential victims of trafficking or modern slavery.
Modern Slavery legal aid covers people identified or being assessed as potential victims of trafficking or modern slavery, including referral through the National Referral Mechanism, related immigration matters, and damages claims arising from their exploitation. The contract was significantly expanded after the Modern Slavery Act 2015, with its own dedicated allocation. Specialist providers handle most cases.
Available at these offices: London
Specialist representation for people in prison on parole, sentence calculation, adjudications, and conditions.
Prison Law covers the legal needs of serving prisoners, including parole hearings, sentence calculation disputes, prison disciplinary adjudications, and challenges to treatment or conditions inside prison. Solicitors with this contract visit prisons regularly and know prison-specific procedure. It is a specialist add-on to the standard Crime contract; only around 10% of crime firms hold it, so finding a Prison Law specialist can be hard.
Available at these offices: London
Judicial review challenges against decisions made by public bodies.
Public Law legal aid covers judicial review, where someone seeks to overturn a decision by a public body (central or local government, the NHS, regulators) on the grounds that it was unlawful, irrational, or made through an unfair process. Cases often involve immigration, social care, housing allocation, and human rights matters. Funding is means and merits tested; the merits test is strict given the specialist and often expensive nature of the work.
Available at these offices: London
1 procurement area
Additional Details
- SRA Number
- 665887
- Authorisation Status
- SRA-regulated firm
- Organisation Type
- Recognised body law practice
- Trading Names
- Nicholls & Nicholls
- Previous Names
- Nicholls Legal Group Ltd
- Other Websites
- http://WWW.Nicholls-Nicholls.com
