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Lance Ashworth KC
Position
Commercial litigation, insolvency, company/chancery, professional negligence. Recent cases include: Loveridge v. Loveridge [2020] EWCA Civ 1104 – interim relief in unfair prejudice petitions and partnership disputes; Taylor v. Rhino Overseas Inc [2020] EWCA Civ 353 and [2019] EWHC 1951 (Ch) – agency, undisclosed principal, unlawful means conspiracy; Re The Hut Group [2020] EWHC 5 (Ch) – striking out unfair prejudice petition; Zedra Trust Co (Jersey) Ltd. v. Hut Group Ltd [2019] EWHC 2191 (Comm) – expert determination in share purchase agreement; Blackstar Advisors v. Cheyne Capital International [2019] EWCA Civ 2210 – investment introductory agreement; O’Brien v. TTT Moneycorp [2019] EWHC 1491 (Comm) – SPA, conditions precedent; Grove Park Properties v. Royal Bank of Scotland [2018] EWHC 3521 (Comm) – pleading of fraud arising out of bank’s conduct in earlier litigation; Instant Access Properties v. Rosser [2018] EWHC 756 (Ch) – insolvency, breach of fiduciary duty, shadow directors, fraudulent trading, ratification; BFS Group v. Foley [2017] EWHC 2799 (QB) – bribery, secret profits, fraud; Bank Alkhair v Al Refai [2018] EWHC 616 (Comm) – Bahrain judgments, enforcement, set-off, fraud; Palm Beach Offshore – Cayman insolvency, good faith, redemption shares; Emmott v Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 1028 – civil contempt, dissipation of assets, director’s liability.
Career
Called 1987, Middle Temple; Recorder 2005; QC 2006; Mediator 2009; Deputy High Court Judge 2016.
Languages
German.
Memberships
Chancery Bar; COMBAR; Midlands Commercial and Chancery Bar Association.
Education
Educated at Oundle School; Pembroke College, Cambridge (MA). Trustee of the Access to Justice Foundation; Chairman, Middlesex Lord’s Taverners Committee.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Company
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Lance Ashworth KC – Serle Court ‘Lance is very decisive, makes judgement calls and backs them up with hard work and ability.’
London Bar > Insolvency
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Lance Ashworth KC –Serle Court ‘Lance is very approachable and down to earth for a KC. He gets on very well with clients, putting them at ease with his confidence. He is one of the best advocates, dealing with issues confidently and with a sense of humour.’
The ‘highly capable‘ set in insolvency and restructuring law, Serle Court find themselves representing clients in cases ranging from high-profile claims linked to fraud and the offshore work, alongside energy insolvencies where Lance Ashworth KC and Matthew Morrison have represented two applicants in Croxen v Gas and Electric Markets Authority in which concerning a number of market-wide issues arising from the failure of a large number of smaller and medium-sized energy suppliers. Philip Marshall KC is a leading international insolvency silk who appears in complex commercial disputes in the UK courts while also being a Deputy High Court Judge. Daniel Lightman KC advises on insolvency issues and represents litigants in claims by and against insolvency office holders. Dan McCourt Fritz KC was appointed silk in March 2023 while Paul Johnson joined from Exchange Chambers in December 2022.
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Lance Ashworth KC –Serle Court ‘An amazingly eloquent advocate who is fearless against other eminent silks and works well in a team.‘