Mr Ashley Serr > Exchange Chambers > Leeds, England > Barrister Profile

Exchange Chambers
OXFORD HOUSE, OXFORD ROW
LEEDS
LS1 3BE
England

Work Department

Employment

Position

Ashley is a personable approachable client focused Barrister with over 20 years of experience specialising in the provision of expert legal advice to businesses of all sizes, Government Departments and individuals. While originally known as one of the leading employment juniors in the country Ashley’s practice has grown immeasurably in recent years and now also encompasses  contract disputes, restrictive covenant cases (involving employees, directors and shareholders) directors disqualification (both for directors and the Secretary of State) personal/corporate insolvency and judicial review.

He routinely appears in the appeal courts on behalf of central government departments, local authorities SME’s and FTSE 250 firms.

He has extensive experience in restrictive covenant cases including IP/database issues that require forensic IT examination. Endorsed by all the major legal directories he is always realistic on fees and can accept instructions on a direct access basis where appropriate.

Ashley has been consistently recommended as a leading junior in his field by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500. He is on the Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel.

Career

Called 1996; Treasury Counsel; Panel Counsel to EHRC; Counsel to HMRC; fitness to Practice Panel of the HCPC; fitness to Practice Panel of the GDC; Court examiner appointed under CPR 35 by the Lord Chancellor

Memberships

  • Industrial Law Society
  • Employment Law Bar Association

Education

  • LLB II (i)- University of Nottingham
  • LLM Distinction –University of Sydney, Australia
  • ICSL Bar Finals