Ashfords LLP

Lawyers you can count on, because we care as much as you do about getting the right result.

Ashfords is a valued legal partner to a wide range of corporate, public sector and private clients across the UK and internationally, counted on by clients to get the right result - whether that’s delivering commercial objectives, protecting assets, making investments or solving disputes.

With four UK offices and an international network, we are able to draw on legal expertise in over 70 countries worldwide.

Sectors

We deliver our legal advice in the context of your sector challenges and priorities.

• Energy and resource management: helping organisations, funders and investors to deliver clean energy solutions and manage waste and water resources, led by Stephen Humphreys.

• Healthcare digital health and life sciences: supporting institutional investors and businesses across the healthcare and life sciences sector at all stages of their development - helping them to navigate legal and regulatory risks and seize commercial opportunities, led by Jocelyn Ormond.

• Housebuilding and development: advising on a wide range of housing developments and projects across the UK to create sustainable homes for the future, led by Kate Topp.

• Marine: recognised nationally for our marine expertise and our work across ports, harbours and coastal developments, led by Lara Moore.

• Public sector and government: experienced advisors to government and public sector service providers, helping them to deliver public service projects and improvements effectively and efficiently, co-led by Robin de Wreede and David Richardson.

• Private wealth: legal advice for individuals and families with complex, evolving personal wealth, led by Mike Westbrook.

• Technology and digital transformation: experienced advisers to digital disruptors and innovative technology companies driving change across the UK and internationally, led by Chris Dyson.

Services

• Banking and finance: working with businesses and lenders to secure the right finance or investment at the right time.

• Charity law: we understand how much charities rely on gifts for income and help to protect those bequests, while respecting the donor's wishes.

• Commercial: providing expert advice on a wide range of commercial legal issues, helping our clients to meet their strategic and day-to-day commercial goals.

• Commercial disputes: helping clients to minimise disruption by finding the most effective way to resolve commercial disputes.

• Construction: building a strong legal foundation to ensure the successful delivery of complex construction & infrastructure projects.

• Corporate: we help businesses deliver their strategies and growth plans across a range of corporate transactions, fundraisings and investments.

• Court of protection and vulnerable persons: a specialist team advising on sensitive Court of Protection, vulnerable person and mental capacity issues.

• Employment: a commercially minded and personalised approach to employment law advice and HR support

• ESG Services: providing expert legal guidance that helps clients to deliver impactful Environmental, Social, and Governance strategies while managing risk and compliance challenges.

• Immigration: supporting employers, overseas and UK businesses and private individuals with the complex and changing UK immigration system.

• Intellectual Property: making sure your intellectual property rights are protected and enforced wherever you do business.

• Investigations: specialists from disputes, regulatory, employment and risk disciplines to help organisations respond quickly, protect their position, and move forward with confidence.

• Planning and infrastructure consenting: specialist planning lawyers advising on all aspects of the development process and relevant changes to planning law and policy across the country.

• Privacy and data: compliance with data protection law is  essential, but lawful use also can bring significant competitive advantages that are critical  for organisational success in today’s digital (and often borderless data) world.

• Private wealth disputes: protecting your interests with integrated, strategic legal solutions.

• Property disputes: a proactive and pragmatic approach to resolving property disputes for landowners, developers, landlords and tenants.

• Real estate: providing single source, multi-disciplinary advice and support for even the most complicated property project or venture.

• Regulatory: providing a full advisory and defence service on risk and regulatory matters for organisations and directors.

• Residential and rural property conveyancing: providing a smooth and efficient legal service on all aspects of property and home ownership, from buying & selling to re-mortgaging and lease extensions.

• Restructuring and insolvency: experienced advisors helping clients to navigate the legal issues during restructuring or insolvency.

• Tax: specialists with extensive experience helping businesses and individuals to navigate the often complex UK tax rules and tax reliefs regime.

• Wealth management: advising individuals and families on estate planning, tax, trusts, wills and long term wealth protection.