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Andrew Ayres KC
Work Department
- Arbitration
- Banking and financial services
- Civil fraud and asset tracing
- Commodities and international trade
- Company law
- Energy and infrastructure
- Insolvency and restructuring
- Jurisdiction, conflicts and enforcement
- Public international law
- Technology, media and telecoms
Position
Andrew has an established commercial disputes practice, with a core of trial advocacy before courts and tribunals across the globe.
He has strong multi-jurisdictional connections, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, the Caribbean and within the wider offshore community.
He has been recommended in the legal directories in the following areas: commercial litigation, banking & finance, civil fraud, company & partnership and commercial chancery. Andrew also specialises in urgent injunctive relief, including freezing, search orders and the appointment of provisional liquidators.
Andrew appears before all courts and tribunals in England and Wales, including the courts and lists of the Business and Property Courts, including the Commercial and Admiralty Courts, Circuit Commercial Courts, the Technology and Construction Court, the Financial List, and the Company and Insolvency List, together with the balance of the Queen’s Bench Division, the Administrative Court and the higher Appellate Courts.
Andrew also appears as Counsel at international and domestic arbitrations (including LCIA, ICC, SIAC, DIAC, ICSID, under UNCITRAL rules and ad hoc).
Andrew takes appointments as arbitrator.
Andrew has a breadth of expertise across a range of sectors and services, including aviation, banking and finance, construction and engineering, energy and natural resources, fraud and asset tracing, international trade, joint ventures, professional liability and risk, structured products and derivatives and TMT.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Company
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Andrew Ayres KC – Twenty Essex ‘Phenomenally bright, charming on his feet, and a fantastic team player, his judgement and instincts are second to none.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Andrew Ayres KC –Twenty Essex ‘Andrew has an excellent knowledge of the fraud toolkit, and is a great strategic thinker, always looking for alternative strategies. His advocacy is very good – he is always well-prepared, and his calmness helps to put the end-client at ease.’
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Andrew Ayres KC –Twenty Essex ‘He is a charming advocate who is not afraid to put his client’s interests first.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 5‘Andrew is superb with clients and also a real team player. Technically he is first-rate and quick to spot issues or opportunities that others may have missed.‘
London Bar > Insolvency
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Andrew Ayres KC – Twenty Essex ‘Andrew is very calm, considered and thorough – definitely among my first choices for complex insolvency and restructuring work. He is also very easy to deal with – responsive and a pleasure to work with.’
The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Andrew Ayres KC –Twenty Essex ‘Andrew is a very impressive silk with extensive expertise across a wide spectrum of offshore practice areas. He prepares meticulously for court, works collaboratively in large teams, and is incredibly effective in court. He is without par.’