Mr Martin Woodford > Ward Hadaway LLP > Newcastle upon Tyne, England > Lawyer Profile
Ward Hadaway LLP Offices

SANDGATE HOUSE
102 QUAYSIDE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 3DX
England
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Mr Martin Woodford

Work Department
Commercial Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Martin has a wide commercial practice. He has a particular interest in high value disputes involving financial mis-selling and also in pension and trust disputes.
He regularly acts in insurance disputes. He also has a number of large public authority client disputes which he advises in respect of pension matters and matters of procurement.
Martin is dually qualified as a solicitor and barrister.
Lawyer Rankings
North > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Newcastle
(Leading individuals)North > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
The ‘brilliant and thorough team’ at Ward Hadaway LLP in Newcastle combines in-depth expertise from the firm’s private client and litigation departments. Litigator Martin Woodford , who specialises in high value claims and is a key figure at the interface between professional negligence and contentious trusts, heads up the team together with private client consultant Gaynor Jackson . Jackson advises high net worth individuals and charities on contentious trust, probate and estate issues. Joe Kelley left the firm in May 2021 to join Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals - North > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Newcastle
- Contentious trusts and probate - North > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Newcastle
- Real estate > Commercial property: Newcastle
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Newcastle
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy
- Public sector > Health
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Property litigation