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:: Compulsory Purchase and Compensation ::
:: Environment ::
:: Local Government ::
:: Planning ::
:: Property ::
:: Public Law and Judicial Review ::

Anthony has a rare property background to his practice at the Bar. Before being called to the Bar he qualified as a surveyor and valuer and worked in the Valuation Department of the GLC. His experience there, apart from a valuable insight into the workings of local government, included an active role in preparing for planning inquiries (particularly concerning Listed Buildings) and the proposal for the wholesale compulsory purchase and redevelopment of the Covent Garden area, fortunately never realised.

• B.Sc (Estate Management) London 1966
• Called to the Bar Lincolns Inn 1968
• External Examiner in Law (Reading University) 1985 – 1993
• Crown Court Recorder 1989
• Queen’s Counsel 1991
• Legal Member Lands Tribunal 1998/99
• Legal Member Mental Health Tribunal 2000 - 2008
• External Examiner in Law Cass Business School (City University) since 2003
• Bencher Lincolns Inn 2003; Master of the Moots
• Tribunal Judge (Health, Education and Social Care Chamber) since 2008
• Chairman Pupillage committee since 2006

In Chambers and Partners (2010) Anthony is quoted as "winning the respect of his peers thanks to a meticulous, detailed approach to his work". In the 2008 edition Anthony is described as “a gentle but extremely effective advocate, who gets very good results for his clients.” An expert in town planning and CPOs, he is experienced in inquiries into retail and housing schemes, listed buildings and conservation areas. Anthony is also ranked as a leading planning silk by the Legal 500 (2009).

Anthony has acted as a Mediator and in an Early Neutral Evaluation. He regularly lectures at planning and compulsory purchase seminars.

Anthony specialises in town planning, environmental and local government law, compulsory purchase and compensation. He advises developers, local planning authorities, environmental groups and individual clients in the preparation and conduct of

• Planning Inquiries
• Local Development Framework Examinations
• Compulsory purchase Inquiries
• Enforcement appeals
• Village Greens inquiries

His Court experience includes legal challenges and judicial review of planning and other official decisions and appearances in the Lands Tribunal relating to compulsory purchase and compensation and restrictive covenants.

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