Lawyers

Janice Powell

Janice Powell

Acuity Law, Wales

Work Department

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Position

Janice is a partner in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution team and a member of ACTAPS, the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists. She is also a member of the Property Litigation Association.

She is a highly experienced litigation specialist, having headed commercial litigation and dispute resolution teams at prominent firms in Cardiff and London.

Janice is an expert in contentious probate issues, including Inheritance Act claims, trust disputes, property disputes, professional negligence, contractual, and company disputes. She has extensive experience of High Court and County Court proceedings, together with mediation, arbitration, adjudication and other alternative dispute resolution procedures. She represents business and individual clients across a full range of sectors.

Prior to her return to Wales, Janice practised in London for over two decades.

Outside of the law, Janice enjoys cultural and heritage visits, hiking, long walks on the beach and running. She is also an afficionado of the karaoke machine, where her specialty is the Abba and 1970s disco back catalogue.

Expertise:

  • Commercial litigation and dispute resolution
  • Contentious probate issues
  • Inheritance Act claims
  • Trust disputes
  • Removal of Executors and Trustees
  • Proprietary Estoppel
  • Claims against attorneys involving financial abuse
  • Property disputes
  • Professional negligence
  • Contractual disputes
  • Company disputes