About
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 family 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. - CEO: Louise Workman - Chair & Head of Real Estate Division – Tim Heal - Head of Commercial Division – Andrew Betteridge - Head of Private Wealth – Michael Alden - CFO – Nick Wrigley Legal services and sector specialisms include: - Services - Banking & Finance: Rebecca Dury - Business Risk & Regulation: Ian Manners - Commercial: Brian Farrell - Construction: Carl Thompson - Corporate: Rory Suggett - Commercial Disputes: Andrew Perkins - Employment: Stephen Moore - Family: Zoe Porter - Immigration: Kirsty Cooke - Intellectual Property: Clare Jackman - Planning: David Richardson - Property Disputes: James Hemsley - Private Wealth: Michael Alden - Real Estate: Robin De Wreede - Residential & Rural Property Conveyancing: Susie Murray - Restructuring & Insolvency: Melissa George - Tax: Angus Bauer - Trusts & Estates: Kerry Morgan-Gould ### Sectors Energy & Resource Management; Food, Drink & the Rural Economy; Healthcare, Digital Health & Life Sciences; Housebuilding and Development; Marine; Public Sector & Local Government; Retail & Leisure; Technology & Digital Transformation ### Memberships - ISO:9001 Quality Management - The Law Society’s Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) - The Specialist Quality Mark (SQM) - Law Society Family Law Accreditation - Law Society Personal Injury Accreditation - Law Society Mental Capacity (Welfare) Accreditation - Lot 2a and Lot 3 of the Crown Commercial Services Wider Public Sector Legal Services Framework (RM3788) - London Boroughs Legal Alliance - NHS SBS - Cyber Essentials Plus ### Staffing Figures - 75 Number of UK partners - 241 Number of other UK fee-earners
Office locations
Plymouth
Plymouth
Ashfords LLP Princess Court 23 Princess Street Plymouth PL1 2EX South West
London
London
Ashfords LLP 1 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1AN
Exeter
Exeter
Ashfords LLP Ashford House Grenadier Road Exeter EX1 3LH South West
Bristol
Bristol
Ashfords LLP Tower Wharf, Cheese Lane Bristol BS2 0JJ South West
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Andrew Betteridge
Partner in the Corporate team and Head of the Commercial Services Division · Corporate / M&A
Andrew Perkins
Partner and Head of the Commercial Disputes team · Litigation
Andrew Worley
Partner in the Real Estate team · Real Estate
Andy Young
Partner in the Corporate team · Corporate / M&A
Angus Bauer
Partner in the Tax team · Tax
Anusheh Burcher
Partner in the Commercial Disputes team · Dispute Resolution
Ben Tarrant
Partner in the Real Estate team · Real Estate
Brian Farrell
Partner, Head of the Commercial team and Head of the Energy and Resource Management sector · Commercial
Carl Thompson
Partner and Head of the Construction team · Construction
Chris Dyson
Partner in the Corporate team and Head of the Technology Sector · Corporate / M&A
Clare Jackman
Partner in the Commercial team and the Head of IP · Commercial
David Richardson
Partner, Head of the Planning and Infrastructure Consenting team and Joint Head of Public Sector and Government · Planning
Deborah Rowntree
Partner in the Banking and Finance team · Banking & Finance
Ed Hobbs
Partner in the Banking and Finance team · Banking & Finance
Hayley Marles
Senior Associate in the Employment team · Employment
Ian Manners
Partner and Head of Business Risk and Regulation · Regulatory
Ian Ramsay Tompkins
Partner in the Real Estate team · Real Estate
James Falle
Partner in the Commercial and IP team · Commercial
James Heath
Partner in the Real Estate team · Real Estate
James Hemsley
Partner and Head of Property Disputes · Real Estate
Jayne Turner
Partner in the Family and Divorce team · Family
Jocelyn Ormond
Partner in the Corporate team and Head of the Healthcare and Life Sciences Sector · Corporate / M&A
John Pindard
Partner in the Tax team · Tax
Jonathan Croley
Partner in the Commercial team · Commercial
Kate Topp
Partner · Real Estate
Kerry Morgan-Gould
Partner and Head of Trusts and Estates · Trusts & Estates
Kirsty Cooke
Partner in the Employment team · Employment
Lara Moore
Partner in the Commercial Disputes team and leads the Marine team. · Commercial Disputes
Laura Guest
Senior Associate in the Corporate team. · Corporate / M&A
Laura Reeve
Partner in the Construction team · Construction
Liam Tolen
Partner in the Commercial Disputes team · Commercial Litigation
Louise Workman
Partner and CEO · Corporate / M&A
Melissa George
Partner and head of the Restructuring and Insolvency team · Restructuring & Insolvency
Michael Alden
Partner and Head of the Private Wealth Division · Trusts & Estates
Nikki Brastock
Senior Associate in the Restructuring and Insolvency team · Restructuring & Insolvency
Rebecca Dury
Partner and Head of the Banking and Finance team · Banking & Finance
Rebecca Milton
Associate in the Wills and Inheritance Disputes team · Wills & Probate
Rob Nicholson
Partner in the Property Disputes team · Real Estate
Robert Horsey
Partner and Head of the Wills and Inheritance Disputes team · Trusts & Estates
Robin De Wreede
Partner, Head of the Real Estate team and Joint Head of Public Sector and Government · Real Estate
Rory Mac Neice
Partner in the Commercial Disputes team · Dispute Resolution
Rory Suggett
Partner and Head of the Corporate team · Corporate / M&A
Samantha Newton
Partner in the Family and Divorce team · Family / Divorce
Sian Gibbon
Partner in the Property Disputes team · Real Estate
Simon Bailey
Partner in the Real Estate team · Real Estate
Sophie Michaelides
Senior Associate in the Property Disputes team · Real Estate
Stephen Homer
Partner in the Construction team · Construction
Stephen Humphreys
Partner in the Planning team · Planning
Stephen Moore
Partner and Head of the Employment team · Employment
Su Apps
Partner in the Employment team · Employment
Susie Murray
Partner and Head of the Residential and Rural Property Conveyancing team · Real Estate
Suzie Miles
Partner in the Commercial team · Commercial
Tim Heal
Partner and Head of the Real Estate Division · Real Estate
Tom Llewellyn
Partner in the Commercial Disputes team · Commercial Litigation
Tommy Fox
Associate in the Marine team · Shipping / Maritime
Warren Reid
Partner in the Property Disputes team. · Real Estate
Zoe Hunt
Associate in the Business Risk and Regulation team · Business Risk and Regulation
Zoe Porter
Partner and Head of the Family and Divorce team · Family