Nick Stone

Partner

What can I do for you

Nick is a specialist family solicitor with over 25 years of experience and heads up our national family law team across the firm. His expertise is based around complex financial cases involving family businesses, farms and trusts. He also has considerable experience in the drafting of pre and post marital agreements, cohabitation disputes and private Children Act proceedings.

What do others say

"They are tough, committed and businesslike. They understand business, start-ups, risk and a desire to get deals done." (Legal 500, 2025)

"Tough negotiator. Understands dynastic family farms and all the complications that go with generations of hard graft." (Legal 500, 2025)

"Nick Stone and his close-knit team provide a very efficient, knowledgeable and supportive service for anyone unfortunate to go through divorce. They have many years of experience between them, and provide a wholly seamless service." (Legal 500, 2025)

"Nick Stone is exceptional, being wise, compassionate yet takes no nonsense when needed. Always responds quickly to any questions and has a lovely gentle humour which is essential." (Legal 500, 2025)

"They have an absolutely superb team in Norfolk and offer an absolutely fabulous service. They are responsive, provide sensible advice and are easy to work with." (Chambers and Partners, 2025)

"Nick is a standout name and is in a class of his own in East Anglia." (Chambers and Partners, 2025)

"He is very experienced and pragmatic." (Chambers and Partners, 2025)

"A no-nonsense practitioner whose judgement is extremely sound." (Chambers and Partners, 2025)

Nick is absolutely unflappable: he is Mr Cool but he also has the capacity to find settlements in really complicated family structures. (Chambers and Partners, 2025)

Nick has a no-nonsense approach to everything, which is really refreshing. He's very experienced and that shows. (Chambers and Partners, 2024)

"He gives sensible advice to clients and is reasonable but fearless about fighting a case." (Chambers and Partners, 2024)

Listed in Legal 500's Hall of Fame 2025 and ranked Band 1 by Chambers and Partners 2025.

Supporting your ambitions

Most clients wish to reach a negotiated settlement that is fair to both sides. Nick knows that you need to be listened to in how your case is approached. As a firm, we do not believe in a one size fits all approach. What is right for one client is not right for another. Some cases can be resolved through negotiation, mediation or collaborative law; others need the involvement of the court. As far as Nick is concerned, a great outcome for the client is one in which they are fully involved, having received clear and straightforward advice.

What else should you know?

Part of Nick’s practice involves landed estates and manager owner businesses; he has drawn on that experience in co-authoring Divorce and the Farm and Divorce and the Family Business. He also recently co-authored Counting the Cost of Cohabitation, which provides a helpful summary for the unmarried family. Nick lectures other professionals on family law, usually concerning financial matters on divorce.

Nick is listed as a Leading Lawyer by Wiselaw.

What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”

As many clients will testify, too many lawyers deliver the required legal expertise but fail to deliver an outstanding client experience. Which is why we always listen to our clients and constantly ask ourselves what we can do to deliver the results you expect.

You expect a close and attentive working relationship, with a lawyer that is responsive and available when you need them. You also want clear, pragmatic and commercial advice tailored to your needs, and transparency and certainty on costs. We completely agree. That’s why every day, through our culture and approach we are committed to delivering the exceptional results and service our clients expect of us.

Insights from Nick

23 Nov 2022

Divorce and the family farm