FFW’s Antony Phillips elected Chairman of Property Litigation Association
14 October 2004
Antony Phillips, newly-appointed property litigation partner of
City firm Field Fisher Waterhouse (FFW), was elected Chairman of
the Property Litigation Association (PLA) on 7th October. His
appointment follows hot on the heels of his arrival at FFW from
Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw.
The PLA (visit www.pla.org.uk) is the association of property
litigation solicitors. Its members, who specialise in all aspects
of property litigation including commercial, residential and
agricultural property law, number around 590. The President of the
PLA is the Rt. Hon Lord Justice Neuberger.
The PLA’s key roles are:
The PLA’s key roles are:
- To promote specialist property litigation skills within the
property industry and among others with interest in property
- To provide a network for the exchange of information among
members of the Association
- To promote and encourage education and training in property
litigation
- To develop a public voice of property litigation with a media
profile and a lobbying capacity
Antony Phillips, who was formerly the Chairman of the Education
and Training sub-committee, says:
“The PLA has become an important sounding board and consultation
body for new law and procedure, as well as providing training to
and promoting good practice amongst property litigators. I am
honoured to have been elected its Chairman.
Having recently been appointed Head of Property Litigation at
FFW, working in a strong real estate team which is looking to
increase its turnover significantly in the next two years, I am
looking forward to the challenges ahead.”
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