Nick Power
Call: 2004 (Solicitor 1998)
Nick Power
BA (Hons) Law and European Business Studies
FLBA
Arbitrator
Legal Aid Supplier Number 106UQ
Contact
T: 01274 722 560 or 0113 246 2600
Nick is a highly sought after financial remedy specialist with over 20 years’ experience. He is regularly instructed by solicitors across the north of England who welcome his expertise and team approach. He is recognised as a “first choice junior for many solicitors handling money work” and is also instructed as a neutral evaluator for private FDR’s.
Reputation
Having been ranked in legal directories for over 15 years, the latest editions rank Nick highly as follows:
Legal 500 – 2023
Tier 1
“A junior with a first-class mind who is great in all areas of financial remedy proceedings. He has an exceptional eye for detail”
Chambers and Partners – 2023
Band 1
“Nick Power is noted for his prowess in handling diverse and complex financial remedy proceedings and family separations often involving pensions, properties and inherited wealth. He is particularly skilled at handling cases with overseas assets and further assists clients with private FDR.”
Legal 500 – 2022
Tier 1
“A highly skilled negotiator and advocate. He provides sound, measured advice and has a good rapport with clients”
Chambers and Partners – 2022
Band 1
Rises in the rankings based on his prowess in handling diverse and complex financial remedy proceedings and family separations often involving pensions, properties and inherited wealth. He is particularly skilled at handling cases with overseas assets and further assists clients with private FDR.
“He has a really good manner with clients and can explain complicated matters in a really easy way.”
“He has a team approach which consists of himself, the instructing solicitor and the client.”
“He is sharp, on the ball and enthusiastic, as well as great with clients.”
Legal 500 – 2021
“Nick is a strong advocate and is my barrister of choice for financial remedy cases. He is always very well prepared and is very thorough in his approach. Again, he provides sensible and realistic advice and instils confidence in clients and instructing solicitors.”
Legal 500 – 2020 – Band 1 of Leading Juniors
Chambers and Partners – 2021
“Highly accomplished family law barrister who concentrates on financial remedy cases, especially those with offshore earnings, pensions and business issues. His instructions often concern assets spread over multiple jurisdictions.”
Strengths: “He manages expectations very well and has a reassuring effect on the client. He’s very balanced when presenting the case.”
“He has the rare ability to distil a complex situation into simple issues.”
“He has a lovely reassuring manner with the client and is very calm and focused but tough in court. He’s just a brilliant advocate.”
Chambers and Partners – 2020
“Highly accomplished family law barrister who concentrates on financial remedy cases, especially those with offshore earnings, pensions and business issues. His instructions often concern assets spread over multiple jurisdictions.
Strengths: “Nick has the very valuable skill of distilling complex situations down into the key issues.” “Well-prepared with an excellent grasp on the issues as well as a confident manner with clients.” “Ideal for a range of financial orders applications”
Expertise
Nick’s practice encompasses all aspects of financial remedy proceedings including applications for financial provision for children under the Children Act 1989 Schedule 1. He is regularly instructed to advise prior to the issue of proceedings and is committed to alternative dispute resolution where appropriate. He has extensive experience of representing business owners, professionals and their spouses, as well as third parties, in cases where the assets are up to £10m. His case load regularly involves the following issues:-
- Property portfolios
- Companies and business interests
- Significant pension assets
- Inherited assets
- Assets outside the jurisdiction including overseas Trusts
- Complex income structures including those offshore
- Farms
- Trusts
- Third party applications and dispute over ownership of assets
Notable Cases
- Recent cases have included:-
- Disputed actuarial evidence in relation to pension sharing and the instruction of separate experts
- An overseas trust and pre-nuptial agreement
- Significant offshore earnings
- Company and property holdings with arguments as to non-matrimonial property and post-separation accrual
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