John L Powell QC
M.A., LL.B. (Cantab.)
Call: 1974
Silk: 1990
Deputy High Court Judge, Recorder
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Areas of Practice
Professional Liability
Commercial Litigation
Construction & Engineering
Financial Services & Securities Regulation
Insurance & Reinsurance
Arbitration
International Practice
Profile
- Commercial and civil practice in UK and overseas, centred on his expertise relating to professional liability and financial services and securities regulation. Consistently rated in the highest ranking of silks for those areas in the main legal directories (see recommendations).
- His publications in those areas include the leading works in the fields.
- Wide experience of “deep pocket” claims involving accountants, actuaries, auditors, fund managers, financial advisers, fund managers, stockbrokers, insurance professionals, barristers and solicitors, patent agents, valuers, architects, engineers and quantity surveyors. Also banks, investment and pension providers, insurers, regulators and directors.
- Often led large teams in complex claims arising from corporate and other collapses, investment (including derivatives) fraud, construction and other contexts.
- Places great emphasis on meticulous pre-trial preparation and distillation of critical issues and principles, with a view to demonstrating a clear position conducive to a rapid and cost effective solution. Paraphrases Clausewitz, “Litigation is the pursuit of settlement by other means”.
- Advisory practice includes financial services and securities regulation (UK, EU and US), regulatory aspects of structured and complex schemes in investment contexts, commercial and insurance contracts, professional terms of engagement and conflict of laws issues. Frequently instructed to advise on moot issues of law within expertise.
- Arbitrator, adjudicator under commercial contracts and provides expert determinations. Also provides expert evidence as to English law in overseas litigation.
- Often presents papers on subjects within expertise in UK and abroad.
The Directories
He is consistently rated in top silks category for professional liability and financial services in Legal 500 and Chambers Guide, extracts from Chambers UK 2010 Financial Services - Leading Silk John Powell QC's formidable depth of knowledge is much admired:"He quite literally wrote the financial services regulation, through his leading text" Instructing solicitors appreciate his "willingness to take a position when it comes to complex matters which are full of grey areas".Professional Negligence - John Powell QC is always highly motivated and displays an "abundance of energy when in the throes of a case"Further quotes go on to say "bold lateral thinker", “authoritative and friendly”, “a fearless advocate”, "one of the best advocates in the field", "a fine, confidence-inspiring barrister", "extremely intelligent", "regarded by his peers as exceptionally able", a "good lateral thinker", "well-prepared and client-friendly," "able to provide detailed analysis with a practical dimension", a "supreme professional negligence exponent," and "a name people `immediately think of' as a 'true specialist' in the field of financial services", “renowned for his exceptional grasp of the legal issues” and “prized by solicitors for the valuable contribution he makes to big cases.”
Publications
Jackson & Powell on Professional Negligence
Sweet & Maxwell
Encyclopedia of Financial Services Law
Sweet & Maxwell
(co-author with Professor Eva Lomnicka)
Further Information
Chairman, Bar Law Reform Committee 1997-8 Member, Bar Council 1999-2004 Bencher of the Middle Temple Attorney of the Turks and Caicos Islands COMBAR (Executive Committee 1999-2000, 2002-2004) Chancery Bar Association PNBA Bar European Group Society of Construction Law (President 1991-93).
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John L Powell QC
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