Author Nick Baxter

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Nick Baxter has developed a portfolio career in the financial service industry which includes: Partner - Baxters Business Consultants (April 1993 to date) - a business consultancy undertaking marketing, training, freelance journalism and expert witness services to the residential mortgage lending, building society and financial service industry - www.baxtersbc.co.uk. Tribunal member (January 1999 to date) - First-tier Tribunal General Regulatory Chamber (Estate Agents) – in this role Nick hears licensing appeals Estate Agents Act. Appointed to the Consumer Credit Tribunal from January 1999 to April 2014 when consumer credit appeals were moved to the Upper Tribunal Tax and Chancery Chamber. Non executive director (March 2009 to date) - Rockstead Limited - an independent asset, business and process review company. Rockstead is recognised as a leading provider of due diligence services throughout the UK and Europe - www.rockstead.co.uk. Senior Independent Director (PRA/FCA SMF 14) - The Mansfield Building Society (January 2017 to date) - Chair of Board Risk Committee (PRA/FCA SMF 10), Chair of Board Remuneration Committee (PRA/FCA SMF 12), Member of the Board Audit and Compliance Committee and Member of Board Nominations Committee. PRA/FCA prescribed responsibilities (PRl, PRm and PRn). Nick has experience in acting as a single joint expert, has experience in giving oral expert evidence [Royal Courts of Justice London and Belfast, regional High Court Queen’s Bench Division and Crown Courts - example Neutral Citation Numbers: [2013] EWHC 719 (QB) and [2022] EWHC 2475 (Ch) (see pdf's in the "Featured section" below) and has experience of giving concurrent expert evidence in the High Court [‘hot tubbing’]. Qualifications: DipM DipMan (Open) MAE FPC CeMAP MAQ CeRGI CeRCC CeARL AdvCeMAP CeRCH CeCM CeRER CeSRE CertFCA CertAMLA CertCA CertBB&C CertRBCB CertDC