Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP > London, England > Firm Profile

‘It is no exaggeration to say that Jenny Kennedy is a leading light in this field. The superlatives for this lady are endless. Adam Dyl has a brilliant intellect, and is able to deliver complex advice in a clear and straightforward manner. Ian Peters is an experienced solicitor, excellent strategist and communicator – you want him on your side.’

‘Jenny Kennedy is the best in the business, with her amazing medical knowledge she can see issues experts in the field don’t even spot; she is always one step ahead of the opposition on tactics and preparation; a  fighter and protector of her clients.’

‘Ian Peters is a shrewd litigator who sees the bigger picture and guides his clients to the best result. He is unafraid to make tough decisions and works incredibly hard to get the right outcome.’

‘Jackie Spinks is diligent, organised and well-respected; Sana Bibi’s calm exterior belies a steely approach to her cases; Amanda Hopkins is very doughty, a good lawyer and capable of running serious cases; Katherine Brown is meticulous, with fantastic client care skills.’

‘Jon Nicholson is very experienced and has a great level of skill at steering claims. He is a master tactician and fights strenuously. All the partners offer a first-rate client service and super attention to detail.’

‘Anthony Gold are a go-to choice for personal injury work in central London. They have a great team culture, strength in depth across all levels of seniority, are hugely approachable and down to earth with no egos, but are brilliant at what they do. One of my favourite firms to work with.’

‘Ian Peters is fantastic. He is extremely bright, has first-rate judgment, is no-nonsense and 100% calm. Jackie Spinks is up there with the very best – she handles an exceptional caseload of catastrophic cases of the utmost complexity; she’s on top of every detail of a case, is wonderful with her clients and opponents; sensible, tenacious and dedicated. Adam Dyl justifiably inspires total confidence in his clients and is going places; a great litigator who you would want to have fighting your corner.’

‘David Marshall showed nerves of steel in driving the case forward to trial; he is one of the finest injury solicitors working today.’

‘They are an excellent firm, with Giles Peaker showing the way as someone who is absolutely at the top of his game.’

One of the best firms out there for social housing work. They have a depth of knowledge that is difficult to find elsewhere. They have a strong team and excellent partners providing experience in all types of social housing litigation.’

‘Giles Peaker is one of the leading housing lawyers in the field. He has unrivalled knowledge when it comes to housing law. He is a joy to work with because he knows so much. Sara Stephens is great to work with. She is clever and practical when it comes to advising clients. She provides excellent client care and I would recommend her to friends or colleagues. Andrew Brookes is another partner who has a wealth of knowledge and experience in housing litigation. He is excellent when it comes to negotiating settlements in disrepair cases.’

‘What makes the practice stand out from the rest is the client-centred service and the ability to access industry-leading experts. They demonstrated the ability to review every last detail of evidence provided as part of the public inquiry to deliver outputs that exceeded the brief. Where required, they could also bring external inputs to add additional weight to their production, demonstrating great collaboration.’

‘The team genuinely cared about getting to the best possible outcome. In particular, Andrew Brookes has shown exceptional care, knowledge and commitment and truly is a credit to the firm. He can provide both challenging perspectives and throw his weight to support our views. He is incredibly authentic and knowledgeable, making him a pleasure to work with. Someone I genuinely trust.’

‘Individual partners I would single out include Andrew Brookes, Timothy Waitt, Giles Peaker and Sara Stephens. Their instructions, questions and communications with me, as a regularly appointed expert witness on housing disrepair matters, are clear and concise.’

‘Anthony Gold has a breadth of expertise in the housing team but the fact that they retain a commitment to representing social housing tenants, private tenants and housing need issues generally is hugely to their credit.’

‘Sara Stephens always impressive with her dedication and exceptional ability. Giles Peaker is an outstanding lawyer with a fierce intellect. He retains the capacity to be genuinely and refreshingly interested in all aspects of housing law, and housing law in its wider policy context.’

‘Jock Mackenzie is a ‘renaissance man’ of clinical negligence litigation. He is not afraid to take on the most challenging claims: he thinks broadly and deeply about them and he achieves excellent results. His dual qualifications in medicine and law, together with a cerebral approach to each claim, make him a star in the field. Amy Wedgwood is an up-and-coming star of a junior solicitor – she is very intelligent and insightful, and applies her intelligence acutely to the case before her.’

‘The team are incredibly conscientious and hard working. They are particularly sensitive to the needs of the client and in all client-handling which is essential in this field. When I am asked to recommend a claimant clinical negligence firm, they are always top of my list.’

‘Jock Mackenzie is a stand-out partner and the individual to whom I recommend anyone looking for a claimant clinical negligence solicitor. He is incredibly bright, intellectually rigorous and maintains a keen involvement in his cases. He is medically trained and therefore able to bring his technical knowledge to the case and to his comprehensive instructions. He is extremely astute when it comes to strategy and tactics. Added to this, he is warm and sympathetic towards his clients. He is everything that you would want in a clinical negligence practitioner.’

‘Jenny Kennedy is awe-inspiring: a true ruthless fighter. Samuel David is immensely bright: a true tactician, I’ve never seen such impressive client-handling skills, putting clients at ease and explaining complex matters in a clear, concise and understandable way to his catastrophically injured clients – pragmatic and honest. Jon Nicholson is the biggest brain in the business: kind and empathetic, showing genuine compassion for his terribly injured clients.’

‘The team have been incredibly supportive throughout the whole case thus far. As a result of my disability, it has been difficult to provide timescales for the provision of quantum evidence and so on. The team understand that the case needs to progress in a timely fashion, but they also put my health first.’

‘Jock Mackenzie has been magnificent. He always explains things to me in very great detail (he asked me how much detail I wanted at our first meeting and tailored his approach accordingly).’

‘Anthony Gold are a ‘go to’ choice for clinical negligence work in central London. They have a great team culture, are hugely approachable and down to earth with no egos, but are brilliant at what they do.’

‘Jenny Kennedy has an incredible and intuitive ability to identify the best points in a case, she’s a brilliant litigator who offers a Rolls Royce service for her clients. Ali Malsher has superb client-handling abilities: she’s humane and highly supportive for her clients, whilst being extremely determined; a perfect choice for complex cases which require sensitive handling.’

‘Superb level of experience in court of protection matters, both contentious and non contentious. Empathetic and broad minded. David Wedgwood is well known and respected in this area as a solicitor with a natural instinct for the demands of this sort of work’.

‘Alexandra Knipe is the stand out partner, efficient, effective and approachable. Emma Tante is the up and coming in the team’.

‘Large team, well organised efficient and responds in a timely manner knowledgeable client focused’.

‘The team has specialists in their field and a wide experience of complex cases providing a personal but professional approach. Alexandra Knipe is efficient, thorough and knowledgeable’.

‘Alexandra Knipe is incredibly capable, hardworking and highly intelligent. She is tireless in her commitment to her clients’.

‘Anthony Gold’s Court of Protection team is well known and very capable. They have long experience both of Court of Protection litigation and of the practicalities of acting as deputies or advising deputies and attorneys. David Wedgwood is an extremely capable Court of Protection lawyer, ably supported by a good team’.

‘Anthony Gold LLP is a leading law firm with particular expertise in Court of Protection work. It has an excellent team, with real strength in depth which makes them an obvious choice for high value settlements. They are flexible in their approach and determined to secure the best quality of life for the clients that they support’.

‘Alexandra Knipe, lead partner in the COP team, delivers sound, pragmatic advice and is a pleasure to work with. Emma Tante who has recently been promoted to partner, is a skilled operator able to deal with complex cases and deliver practical solutions.’

‘The team is excellent and collaborates with therapeutic services’.

‘Offering free MIAMs was pretty unique. Not many London firms offering legal aid!’

‘Caroline Bowden is stand out for me given her passion for mediation. She’s a director of the Family Mediation Council (representing Solicitor mediators). Her regulatory work is vital for a vibrant and cutting edge profession’.

‘They are used to dealing with clients from a financially wide spectrum, they often draft the terms of the consent order, so that the details of what the parties have agreed is set out clearly when legal advice is sought by the parties’.

‘Caroline Bowden is a force of nature, has been committed to mediation for many many years, is confident and efficient’.

‘Anthony Gold’s mediation practice is foremost in the country and London. Any serious family practitioner will be confident in referring their cases to them. Their experience and breadth of work in this field is long and wide. They deal with probably some of the most challenging mediation cases’.

‘Kim Beatson has been involved in mediation since the early 1990’s and is hugely skilled. She has loads of empathy from which she can identify clients’ needs and develop solutions encouraging agreements’.

‘David Emmerson is an impressive mediator with loads of experience. His DR practice is supported by his experience as a part time district judge which enables him to give parties real insight to a failing court process. Caroline Bowden is again well known and regarded mediator and Nazia Rashid is an upcoming force dealing with many vulnerable people in mediation’.

‘This team often handles complex and sensitive cases and is known for being very forthright in getting the best for their clients. Beth Holden – tenacious and dedicated’.

‘The team at Anthony Gold has an excellent understanding of the law, and an ability to relate very well to a variety of clients. It has particular expertise acting for Claimants in 1975 Act claims and to remove trustees. They have good strength in depth – all of the associates are very capable, especially Tom Dickinson’.

‘David Wedgwood is extremely well respected in the field, and for very good reason. He is a pragmatic and determined litigator, and has an excellent understanding of the law and the best ways to achieve excellent results for his clients’.

‘Tom Dickinson is an excellent communicator with a superb grasp of the law. He gives practical, focused and sensible advice, and his clients appreciate the fact that he can act with tact and sensitivity whilst firmly fighting their cause. I have recommended him to clients on a couple of cases‘.

‘Great people to work with – Very impressive professionally, a strong reputation, combined with a friendly and approachable manner’.

‘The entire team is very approachable and impressive but standout mention should be made of Tom Dickinson who is superb – He has a thorough grasp of finer details of the case whilst being pragmatic and commercial in his approach to finding a solution which is in the client’s interests’.

‘David Wedgwood is an old hand. Well regarded in the industry for his contentious estates trusts and complimentary court of protection work.’

‘Absolutely top-drawer. A department with depth & breadth and superb leadership. Steeped in solution focussed DR practice with hugely talented practitioners committed to reducing conflict. Frequently called upon for media and other commentary.’

‘David Emmerson and Kim Beatson – highly experienced and respected both within and beyond London. Committed to finding solutions away from the court but decisive when required. Caroline Bowden – without doubt one of the most capable mediators in the country’.

‘The formidable Kim Beatson and David Emmerson are the backbone of the team. Between them their experience, negotiating skill set and knowledge is quite frankly breath- taking. Sarah Hughes, Nazia Rashid, Ruth Oyelakin, Fiona Lyon – provide excellent support and admirable client focused service.’

‘It is a conscientious team, with depth of expertise being able to provide a full service to family law clients. Victoria Brown – a diligent and impressive junior solicitor with bags of potential – she will go far in her career. She is thorough in her preparation, instinctive in her analysis, robust in her negotiations, and caring towards her clients’.

‘Experienced team of family lawyers. Nazia Rashid is a fantastic lawyer who always goes that extra mile to help. Fiona Lyon is extremely approachable and fights her clients’ corner is a sensible and proactive manner’.

‘The team is rightly known for its commitment to its clients whilst working collaboratively with the opposition. They recognise that agreement and mediation works better than battle. I work with Kim Beatson, Nazia Rashid, David Emmerson and other more junior members. All are outstanding in their field’.

‘Anthony Gold’s family team is outstanding and deserves the reputation and accolades it has.  The partners are a good combination between statesmen like Kim Beatson and David Emmerson with their unsurpassed years of experience and the new innovators , Fiona Lyon and Nazia Rashid. The team is always clever, efficient and fair. Judgement is sound and they are always promote good family relationships in the way they communicate. This is a firm I recommend regularly’.

‘Kim Beatson – incredibly good at what she does. Focused on what is needed but always looking to enhance family relationships for better outcomes. Very intuitive and fair. David Emmerson – full of charm but genuine care for clients. He takes a constructive and collaborative based approach and comes up with good solutions’.

‘The team is able to draw on a wealth of experience.’

‘Andrew Brookes has amazing client care and is determined to go the extra mile. A brilliant solicitor.’

‘What makes the practice stand out from the rest is the client-centred service and the ability to access industry-leading experts. From the start of our relationship, the practice was very keen to understand our specific wants and needs and was very supportive of helping to achieve them. They demonstrated the ability to be able to review every last detail of evidence and to deliver outputs which exceeded the brief. Where required, they were also able to bring external inputs to add additional weight to their output, really demonstrating a great level of collaboration.’

‘I strongly believe the individuals on the team genuinely cared about getting to the best possible outcome. In particular, Andrew Brookes has showed exceptional care, knowledge and commitment and truly is a credit to the firm. He is able to both challenge perspectives, but also throw his weight in support of our own perspective. He is incredibly authentic and knowledgeable, which makes him a pleasure to work with. In addition, he has shown a level of consistency to the cause over an extended period of time and has proven to be someone I genuinely trust.’