Our People

Anthony Katz (2007)

Team

Housing & Property, Public Law & Judicial Review, Commercial, Crime

Education

BVC (Outstanding), College of Law, 2007
Harmsworth Scholarship, Middle Temple, 2006
GDL, College of Law, 2006
BSc (Hons) Psychology, Goldsmiths' College, 1998

Practice

Anthony was called to the Bar in 2007 and has built a busy common law practice. He has worked in a wide range of areas, including housing / landlord and tenant, public law, criminal defence, trusts and probate, company and commercial law, insolvency, personal injury, contract and employment. He has appeared in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Privy Council.

Anthony specialises in the following areas:

Housing / Landlord and Tenant

Anthony has extensive experience in this area and takes instructions in all areas of housing / landlord and tenant law (including property and land). He has particular experience of private, assured and secure tenancy possession proceedings, leasehold and freehold disputes, oppression and abuse of process, homelessness, mortgage possessions, disrepair and tenancy deposits.

Anthony acts as a Duty Advisor with Greenwich Housing Rights, an organisation that provides emergency advice and representation to tenants and homeless applicants, and recently co-presented a housing law seminar in Chambers with Mark Roscoe.

Recent work includes:

Tenancy deposits - Anthony has substantial experience in this developing area of law and has secured successful outcomes for both landlords and tenants in a number of tenancy deposit cases.

Appeal (mortgage possession) - successful appeal against the repossession of a family home. Possession was restored to the family, having lived in temporary accommodation for over a month.

Oppression / abuse of process - successful application to restore possession on behalf of an assured tenant on the grounds of oppression and abuse of process.

Civil

Anthony has a broad civil practice with experience across many areas, including consumer credit and debt, civil procedure, costs, personal injury, company law, insolvency, trusts and contractual disputes.

Recent work includes:

Consumer credit - Anthony has undertaken a number of consumer credit and debt cases, including liability of agents in antecedent negotiations and enforceability of debts purchased by debt collection companies.

Insolvency - Anthony is regularly instructed in insolvency and bankruptcy matters in the County Court and High Court.

Breach of contract - successful application to strike out a claim of alleged misrepresentation by a college regarding the validation of post-graduate courses.

Crime

Anthony practices in all areas of criminal defence and has been instructed in the Magistrates' Court, Youth Court, Crown Court and Court of Appeal.

Recent work includes:

Regina v C & another [2010] EWCA Crim 72 (historic rape) - Junior Counsel to Lord Gifford QC in a successful appeal against conviction.

Regina v D (ABH involving a group attack on a bus driver) - following a successful Newton hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court, Anthony secured a suspended sentence for an adult co-defendant.

Commissioner of Police v S (Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) - Anthony successfully represented a cigarette wholesaler to recover a large quantity of cash seized following a credit card fraud investigation.

Profile

Anthony joined Chambers after successfully completing his pupillage with us.

Before coming to the Bar, Anthony had a nine year career in housing. His roles included: a Co-ordinator for a Housing Advice Centre; a Researcher for a Local Authority; and, a Housing Manager for a large London-based Housing Association. Through his work he gained substantial legal experience and an insight into housing law from the perspective of both landlords and tenants.

Membership

Greenwich Housing Rights
HLPA
SHLA