Nikila is developing a practice focussed on public international law and media law.
Nikila’s international law practice encompasses international human rights law and international criminal law. She is currently instructed as a junior to advise State and NGO clients on the application of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and to advise a State in relation to the Genocide Convention. She is also engaged in matters involving UN Human Rights Council Special Procedures. She has been part of trial teams at the International Criminal Court (Prosecutor v Ongwen) and at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (Case 002/02 appeal filed by Khieu Samphân).
During pupillage, Nikila completed a specialist media seat supervised by Claire Overman and gained exposure to a range of areas in media and information law, including defamation, open justice, and contempt. She also worked on inquests and actions against the police cases, interests which she is carrying forward into practice. She has appeared unled in the Court of Appeal, Crown Court and Coroner’ Courts.
Before joining Doughty Street, Nikila qualified as a solicitor in Australia and practised criminal law. Her domestic work centred on organised crime, extradition, and UN sanctions cases.
Nikila has a background in academia. She was an Associate Lecturer at the University of Sydney and was on the editorial board of the Yale Journal of International Law. Her publications focus on international human rights law.
