Ashley Jaques > Tyr > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Tyr
2 The Embankment
Sovereign Street
LEEDS
LS1 4BA
England

Work Department

Business Restructuring

Position

Ashley joined Tyr as a Partner in September 2021 to establish the Business Restructuring team.  Ashley specialises in property-based insolvencies and receiverships, together with director advisory and transactional matters.

Ashley’s recent experience has involved advising directors of an airline in financial difficulty in connection with directors’ duties; advising a finance house on their enforcement options against directors suspected of distributing funds outside of the security provided; advising joint receivers on the marketing and sale of over fifty residential units and of the freehold; and advising directors of their rights following the failure of customers to pay for services provided.

Ashley acts for insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, companies, directors, property agents and turnaround professionals from across the country on all aspects of corporate recovery and restructuring work.

 

Career

Ashley joined Tyr in September 2021.  Ashley trained and qualified at Hammonds before spending 16 years at Cobbetts LLP and DWF LLP.  

Memberships

Ashley is a member of R3.

Education

Newcastle Upon Tyne University (LLB), College of Law, York (LPC)

Lawyer Rankings

Yorkshire and the Humber > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery

The business restructuring team at Tyr in Leeds is jointly led by Ashley Jaques, who specialises in property-based insolvencies and receiverships, and Alistair McHenry, who joined the team from Walker Morris LLP in May 2022. The acquisition of McHenry added a contentious element to the practice through his specialist expertise in post-appointment contentious work.