LAWYER PROFILE

Anita Wisby

UK 2026

CMS

Ranked in 1 practice area

Employment

Thames Valley

11 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Anita has specialised in employment law for over 19 years and works with UK and international clients in a wide range of sectors; she manages a broad caseload of advisory, non-contentious and contentious work. Anita regularly speaks at external and internal seminars on employment law, facilitates workshops and HR forums and undertakes client training.

Anita is listed in Chambers & Partners as an “Associate to Watch”. Testimonials from legal directories include “Part-time employment judge Anita Wisby advises on both contentious and non-contentious issues, from disciplinaries and absence management to restructures and business transfers. Clients report that she is “excellent and can really help bring commercial balance to legal issues.” Anita has also been noted in directories as being “extremely intelligent” and “extremely responsive, knowledgeable, supportive and quick at turning things around” as well as being “highly ranked by peers”. Anita is a part time employment judge.

Professional Memberships

Employment Lawyers Association

Publications

Contributor to the Pensions Law Handbook (15th Edition), Bloomsbury Professional.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Employment - Thames Valley

Star Associates

Individual Editorial

Anita Wisby is an experienced practitioner with specialist knowledge of senior exits, restructurings and employment tribunal claims, in addition to a range of HR issues. She regularly works with both domestic and international clients in the biotechnology, publishing and technology sectors.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Because of her background as an employment judge, I really value her views and opinions on risks for cases as she will have first-hand experience of the likely outcome of a specific case.
EmploymentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
Anita is always very responsive, commercially focused, and provides thorough and clear guidance.
EmploymentChambers Guide to the Legal Profession