Janice is a consultant in the Dispute Resolution Team.
Janice has a broad commercial and property litigation practice with extensive experience in property litigation and disputes and commercial litigation and mediation.
Qualified as a solicitor in 1986. Janice joined Machins in 2015 after working as a partner or senior solicitor/associate with other firms in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and London. She has over 25 years of experience in disputes and litigation. From August 2021, Janice will be working on a part-time basis as a consultant in the Dispute Resolution team.
Janice is recommended by the Legal 500.
She is an elected member of the Property Litigation Association.
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