Ashley Jaques > Tyr > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
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Ashley Jaques
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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Environment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Crime, fraud and licensing > General crime and fraud