Broadway House Chambers
Nick Power
- Year of Call: 2004
B.A. (Hons), Law & European Business Studies (1995)
Lincoln’s Inn
Practice
Nick Power is a specialist barrister who practises exclusively in Family Law. A former solicitor, he has a burgeoning practice and as one of Broadway House Chambers' foremost family lawyers Nick is respected for both his ancillary relief and Children Act work.
Nick has been in practice for over 15 years and since his transfer to the bar in 2004 he has built upon the bank of experience he gained as a solicitor to become one of the North Eastern Circuit's leading family law barristers. His potential was recognised early by the national legal directories and since transferring he has been recommended every year for his ability to provide clear, sound and pragmatic advice and his impressive, trademark style of advocacy.
His practice centres predominantly on ancillary relief, where Nick regularly accepts instructions on behalf of business owners, professionals and their spouses in cases of high and modest value. In common with the rest of Broadway House's ancillary relief practitioners he also acts for unmarried, formerly cohabiting couples in land disputes. Nick also has a particular interest in public law children work and is often called upon to act on behalf of parents and other family members. He has considerable experience of complex, lengthy, very-high-cost cases encompassing such issues as serious non-accidental injuries, sexual abuse, fabricated memories, mental health and addictions. Nick also practises in private law, particularly in cases with international dimensions, such as child abduction or permanent removal from the jurisdiction.
What The Directories Say
Chambers and Partners UK
Nick Power "has established a strong reputation for handling of Children Act cases and is adept at dealing with the first issues following the breakdown of relationships. Clients particularly appreciate his discretion and communication skills." - 2012
“Offering a good service….and has extensive experience of ancillary relief and private children matters” - 2011
“Someone who always puts the hours in who is seen as being on the way up" - 2010
“Rapidly making a name for himself, ancillary relief constitutes the bulk of his practice and he is described as a thoroughly capable performer” - 2009
“A good catch for the set, a former solicitor who has an appetite for the work and really knows his stuff” - 2008
Nick Power is “forging a reputation as a result of his modern and practical approach” - 2007
Legal 500
Nick Power "has great judgment and is very popular with judges" - 2011
“Professional in every way and relates extremely well to clients” - 2010
“Brings experience as an ex-solicitor to his strong practice and is a good all round performer" - 2009
Professional Memberships
Family Law Bar Association
Notable Cases
Principal Registry of the Family Division
Doncaster MBC v Haigh, Tune and X [2011] EWHC B15 (Fam)
Representation of father (Tune) falsely accused of being a paedophile. Finding of fact hearing confirmed that the disclosures made by X were in fact fabrications conccocted by mother (Haigh). Mother and another embarked upon a public campaign against father and the Local Authority, against the background of a Reporting Restriction Order being in force. Public law proceedings; Reporting Restriction Orders; contempt of court.
High Court/County Court
Re L (Reporting Restriction Orders)
Complex first-instance decision on RROs and when they should apply.
Re A (Hague Convention)
Child abduction; applicability of Hague Convention.
Re T (a child)
Public law proceedings featuring serious allegations of sexual abuse; 4-week finding of fact hearing.
Recent Articles & Seminars
Publish Or Not To Publish? (Broadway Quarterly, December 2011) - A discussion of the controversial issues surrounding the publication of information relating to Children Act 1989 cases, particularly in the public law arena.
Children's Evidence in Public Law Proceedings (Broadway Quarterly, April 2010) - Analysis of the Supreme Court's judgment in Re W (Children) [2010] UKSC 12 and the implications of it upon the possibility of callling children as witnesses in public law proceedings.
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What the Directories say
Chambers and Partners
2010 "Someone who always puts the hours in who is seen as being on the way up"
2010 “Offering a good service... and has extensive experience of ancillary relief and private children matters”
2009 “Rapidly making a name for himself, ancillary relief constitutes the bulk of his practice and he is described as a thoroughly capable performer”
2008 “A good catch for the set, a former solicitor who has an appetite for the work and really knows his stuff”
2007 “forging a reputation as a result of his modern and practical approach”
2012 "has established a strong reputation for handling of Children Act cases and is adept at dealing with the first issues following the breakdown of relationships. Clients particularly appreciate his discretion and communication skills
Legal 500
2010 “Professional in every way and relates extremely well to clients”
2009 “Brings experience as an ex-solicitor to his strong practice and is a good all round performer
2011 "Professional in every way and relates extremely well to clients"