Jessica Powers
Jessica specialises in insolvency, commercial and company law. She appears as sole counsel regularly in the High Court, and was successful in the Court of Appeal in the important case of Bell v Ide. She is well accustomed to conducting cases from pre-action advice through to trial, whilst throughout maintaining a pragmatic and commercial approach.
Jessica is currently ranked in Legal 500 UK Bar in Insolvency, Commercial Litiation and Company, and is noted as being an “excellent technical lawyer and advocate” and “very bright and hard-working”. She is also ranked in Chambers and Partners UK Bar in Insolvency, and has been described as “strong on her feet” and “a pleasure to work with”.
During her appointment to the Attorney-General’s C Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown (2017-2022), Jessica was frequently instructed by HMRC and the Official Receiver in insolvency matters, and by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in director’s disqualification proceedings.
In addition to domestic work, Jessica is developing a thriving offshore practice, with instructions from the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, the UAE and Gibraltar.
Alongside her busy practice, Jessica is passionately committed to improving social mobility at the Bar. In addition to being integral to Chambers’ various initiatives in this area, Jessica is a former holder of the Chambers D&I: Future Leader award, and the Inspirational Women in Law “Barrister of the Year” award.