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"Your Rights, My Concern"
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PROFILE
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Deidre S. Powell, LL.B, LL.M., is a Jamaican Lawyer and Mediator who is a member of the Province of Ontario, Canada and Jamaican Bar. She offers her services throughout Ontario, Canada and also in Jamaica W.I.
Deidre S. Powell has developed in-depth knowledge of a wide range of industries and she offers services in the areas of personal injury, wills, estates, powers of attorney, real estate, family, employment, insurance, immigration, general civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Deidre and her dedicated staff offer a personal approach to the law, your property and your wellbeing. Her clients can expect a consistently high level of service as she utilizes her international training in collaboration with prominent international lawyers, to deal with cross-border transactions and international legal issues.
CREDENTIALS
BSc - International Relations – University of the West Indies, Jamaica, 1994
LL.B - University of the West Indies, Barbados – 1998
LLM - University of London (Queen Mary), United Kingdom - 2006
MCIArb - Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom – 2006
NAC - University of Ottawa - 2009
PUBLICATIONS/ PAPERS
1. "Caribbean Court of Justice – Breaking New Ground" – paper presented at The Annual Meeting of The Law and Society Association, Berlin, Germany, July 24, 2007.
2. “The Jamaican Sexual Offences Amendment Bill (1995) – Revealing the Gender and the Law” (1998) 13 Students Law Review 71 (University of the West Indies – Cave Hill, Barbados).
3. “Estate Planning – Creating and Leaving a Lasting Legacy”, published in the Daily Gleaner and Jamaica Observer 2002.
4. “Insurance Know How” - published in the Jamaica Observer, 2004.
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DEIDRE S. POWELL B.Sc, LLB, LLM, MCIArb ARBITRATOR/MEDIATOR ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Member of the Law Society of Upper Canada
Member of the Jamaican Bar Association
Member of the American Bar Association Member of the Chartered Insitute of Arbitrators Member of the ADR Institute of Ontario, Inc Canadian Bar Association/ Ontario Bar Association – Council Member
County of Carlton Law Association
Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution Member Ontario Association of Family Mediators (OAFM)
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AREAS OF PRACTICE
- Family Law - Cohabitation & Prenuptial Agreements, Divorce, Separation Agreement, Child Custody and Maintainance, Matrimonial Property Rights, Parenting Plan
- Personal Injury & Fatal Accident Claims - Motor Vehicle, Injury on the Job, Slip and Fall
- Contracts Drafting, Interpretation and Negotiations
- International Commercial Disputes
- Copyright, Trademarks, Domain Name Protection
- Conveyancing: Purchase & Sale of Property
- Construction Contract Negotiation & Settlement
- Estate Planning and Administration
- Employment/ Labour/ Workplace Resolutions
- Company Formation and Winding up
- Human Rights
- Immigration and Returning Residents Issues
- Mediation and Arbitration
- Fact Finding
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LINKS ADR Institute of Ontario: www.adrontario.ca Mediator Listings & Resources - www.mediate.com Supreme Court of Jamaica : www.sc.gov.jm/ Child Development Agency: http://www.cda.gov.jm/ Powell's Cases & Materials: www.pcamonline.com Laws of Jamaica: www.moj.gov.jm/law CCJ Blog: www.caribbeancourtofjustice.blogspot.com Caribbean Court of Justice: www.caribbeancourtofjustice.org/
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