ANDREW PHILIP WILLETTS PUBLIC / DIRECT ACCESS BSC. ECONS (HONS) LLM (MEDICAL LAW) BARRISTER

Called to the Bar: 1997

 Recorder

Practises on both the Midland and Western Circuits.

Areas of Practice

• Chancery
• Civil Law
• Clinical Negligence
• Commercial Law
• Coroners Inquests
• Family Law
• Housing Law
• Landlord & Tenant
• Land Law
• Personal Injury Law
• Probate, Inheritance & Trusts

 Profile

• Extensive experience in all aspects of Civil Litigation at both fast track and multi track level.
• Expertise in anti-social behaviour injunctions and orders in the context of Housing Law. Undertakes a full range of Landlord & Tenant litigation in both commercial and residential leases. Regularly instructed to attend Intentional Homelessness review and appeal panels.
• Extensive experience in Personal Injury Litigation, both claimant and defendant work and claims under the Criminal Injury Compensation Scheme.
• Travels extensively on the Western and Midland Circuits and will attend court at Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Coventry, Birmingham, Walsall, Lincoln, Bristol, Swindon, Taunton, Exeter, Torquay, Plymouth and Truro.
• Associate member of King's Bench Chambers, Plymouth.
• Approved pupil supervisor and registered to undertake public access work.
• Appointed Recorder dealing with Civil matters on the Midland Circuit; 6th May 2009 and Family since 9th December 2010.

Awards

• Calcutt Pryce Prize for Land Law - Faculty of Law, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

reported cases

• Grant v Gregory [1999] Kemp & Kemp K2-209.2
• Jarvis v Damon Hill Ltd [2003] Halsbury's Laws of England.
• R v Crossdale [2006] All ER (D) 212 (Oct)
• Smith v Hughes [March 2009] Kemp & Kemp F11-015.1
• Haw v Berry [March 2009] Kemp & Kemp F3-032
• Re T (A child: murdered parent) [2011] EWHC B4 (Fam)

associations

• Member of The Royal Geographical Society
• Member of The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
• Freeman of The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, London     
• Member of the Family Law Bar Association
• Member of the Personal Injury Bar Association
• Member of the Midland Circuit
• Member of the Western Circuit

PUBLIC ACCESS

Public access or, as it is also known, Direct access accredited.

Interests

Skiing, Victoriana and Reading

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