Anthony Hughes has worked with a number of leading Manchester law firms, becoming a partner in 1995 and a managing partner in 2001. He practised in the litigation sector, specialising in insurance disputes—primarily of a casualty and regulatory nature.
In 2001, Anthony became managing partner of Ricksons, taking the firm from around £5million per annum in fee income to around £14 million by 2006, at which point he agreed a merger with DWF.
Having sat on the board at DWF for two years, Anthony was invited to become CEO of Horwich Farrelly, which he did in May 2009.
In January 2014, Anthony formed Jackson Hughes Consulting, offering strategic consultancy advice to the legal, insurance and claims sectors, and has been involved in a number of projects since, including specific merger and acquisition activity.
In February 2019, he joined Simpson Millar as COO.
Anthony is currently commercial officer with Keller Postman, a US-backed law firm specialising in group actions and consumer redress. He was invited to take over as chair and CEO of The CHO in August 2022, a role he does alongside that with Keller Postman.
He has held a number of other non-executive positions at organisations such as S&G Response, Infinity Underwriting, Zebra Legal Consulting and Pareto Financial Planning. Anthony remains a non-executive director of niche insurance and mobility services provider Driver Further.
