Anthony Wooding
Partner
After graduating from St John's College, Oxford, Anthony completed his legal training with top City firm Coward Chance (now Clifford Chance). In order to pursue a less City-style practice he joined Kerseys in 1990, developed specialisms in civil litigation and became a partner in 1994. Anthony is Head of the firm's Litigation Department.According to The Legal 500, Anthony is "greatly respected for his wide-ranging skills, including advocacy" and "is well-known for his specialist property dispute skills".
Specialist expertise
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Housing cases (including homelessness appeals)
Recent successes
Anthony has vast experience in taking cases through courts and tribunals across the UK, ranging in value from a few hundred to several million pounds.
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Injunction application against franchisee for breach of contract.
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Court of Appeal case on definition of licence.
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Damages claim against a local authority for abuse in children's homes, an action which achieved national media coverage.
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Insurance ombudsman claim against insurance company which refused to pay out on a health policy.
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Emergency eviction of travellers from land contaminated by chemicals.
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Damages claim against a credit company for unlawfully repossessing the client's vehicle as featured in law reports.
Although he is a commercial lawyer, Anthony is also one of a diminishing band of experienced lawyers still committed to Civil Legal Aid. Kerseys is one of only three firms in Suffolk with a specialist housing law franchise.
Personal interests
Personal interests
Anthony is interested in art and likes to draw caricatures of his fellow partners! He does a regular slot on BBC Radio Suffolk's "Thought for the Day".
Contacting Anthony