Litigation - East Anglia
What the Team is Known For
Ashtons Legal is experienced in tackling a variety of disputes from contractual litigation to contentious insolvency, with notable expertise in matters concerning franchising agreements. The disputes team acts for a wide spread of corporate clients across the region as well as private individuals, with a fine track record for its work in the real estate, energy, retail and manufacturing sectors.
Strengths
"Ashtons is able to provide pragmatic and balanced advice to best produce commercial solutions."
Notable Practitioners
Tom Bailey is a barrister and heads Ashton's dispute resolution team. His practice encompasses a range of insolvency and corporate disputes along with claims concerning the breach and termination of franchising agreements and other contracts. "Tom Bailey is great: he's a very strong and capable franchising lawyer, providing good analysis of the cases."
Michael Frape currently serves as chair of Ashtons Legal. He is a highly regarded litigator acting across a broad range of disputes including contractual litigation and negligence claims. "He is very pragmatic and gets to the heart of the issue quickly."
