Chairman Simon RousChief Executive Ian Daniells- Number of partners: 64
- Total staff: 431
- Assistant solicitors: 88
- Other fee-earners: 77
The Firm Ashfords LLP is a full-service law firm providing a broad range of legal services to both commercial and private clients.
From its dominant position in the South West the firm serves regional, national and international clients. The firm's lawyers have a wide range of expertise with many having worked for the major City firms or within sector industries. The firm focuses on providing a pragmatic, plain-speaking and commercially focused service.
Principal Areas of Work
Corporate & Commercial: The highly regarded team comprises experienced banking, corporate, commercial, employment, IP/IT and tax experts.
Commercial Litigation: Specialist teams in insolvency, employment, incentives, construction, property litigation and debt recovery. The firm's lawyers are actively involved in all forms of alternative dispute resolution and have a wide experience of mediation, arbitration and adjudication.
Commercial Property: Advising on development (town centre/retail and housing for public and private sectors), urban regeneration, infrastructure, project finance, planning, environmental and CPO work.
Public Sector: Advising first and second tier local authorities, regional authorities and further and higher education establishments on a range of public law issues.
Private Client: Services to private clients include personal injury, residential property, remortgage, crime, family, tax, trust and probate advice.
Clients Clients include Actaris UK Limited; Age Concern Enterprises Limited; Barratt Homes Plc; Castle Air Limited; Centrax Limited; Connaught Partnerships Limited; Cornish Mutual Assurance Company Ltd; Devon and Cornwall Constabulary; Eden Ventures; EM LawShare Authorities; Gemalto NV; Gro-group Ltd; HSBC Bank Plc; Lloyds TSB Bank Plc; Midas Developments Limited; MITIE; National Grid Gas plc; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Rok Building Limited; Viridor Waste Management Limited; Wandsworth Borough Council; YFM Venture Finance Limited.
International Ashfords undertakes work internationally through its membership of Advoc - an independent group of law firms which Ashfords founded in 1990. Advoc has grown to comprise law firms from 80 cities spanning 60 jurisdictions worldwide.