He ruled in favour of the Inland Revenue, that Clore was domiciled in England for tax purposes, despite being resident in Monaco.
In 1956, Nourse was called to the bar (Lincoln's Inn), was made a bencher in 1978, and served as treasurer in 2001.
He was appointed Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1976 and a judge of the Jersey and Guernsey Courts of Appeal in 1977.
[7] He served in both posts until he became a High Court judge on 14 April 1980,[8] receiving the customary knighthood, and was assigned to the Chancery Division.
When Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers was appointed Master of the Rolls in 2000, Nourse was appointed the first Vice-President of the Civil Division to enable him to serve as Acting Master of the Rolls[10] from June to October 2000[7] while Lord Phillips completed work on the Bovine spongiform encephalopathy outbreak inquiry.