Nicholas Dixey is a partner at Nelsons Legal. He is a Barrister and Attorney-at-Law who has lived and practiced in the Cayman Islands since 2004. In his criminal defence work, Nicholas specialized in trial and appellate advocacy and has represented clients suspected of a range of offences on a legal aid basis at all levels of the court system, including the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
Nicholas has acted in cases which have contributed to the development of human rights law in the Cayman Islands in respect to the right to a fair trial, including the construction of the Bail Act and funded legal representation at police interviews.
Nicholas also has a civil and public law practice. He has been appointed as a member of the Human Rights Commission to serve until November 2027.