Nicola Hyam

Nicola is an insurance lawyer in our Newcastle office.  Nicola qualified as a solicitor in 1996 and has been a partner since 2006.  She joined DAC Beachcroft in May 2016.

Nicola specialises in defending employers’ liability and public liability claims predominantly for local authorities, housing companies, public bodies, and corporates.  

Nicola is experienced in handling catastrophic injury claims.

Nicola’s experience includes:

• Acted for the insurers of Northumberland CC, in the case of  Armstrong v Northumberland CC & Keep Moat Homes (2012).  The claimant was a 12 year old girl who was hit by a car while crossing a busy dual carriageway which she accessed through a gap in a fence at the end of a short cut across the council's land, sustaining serious head injuries.  The case was successfully defended on liability at trial.

• Acted for a local authority in connection with a suspected casualty fraud ring.  Approximately 87% of litigated cases submitted via a particular claims management company were won at trial or repudiated with significant monetary savings for the local authority.  The investigation also had positive ramifications for other local authorities and organisations in the North East.

Nicola has provided training for a number of local authorities over the years on a wide range of topics.