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Trusts - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Michael Ashdown has known expertise handling chancery matters including trusts and estates. He is experienced in dealing with offshore instructions, such as in Jersey, Guernsey and the BVI, and appears regularly in the High Court and the County Court.
Strengths
Michael is a methodical and pragmatic lawyer. His application of the law is great, but he is also able to dovetail pragmatism into his advice and look at the big picture.
Michael Ashdown thrives in cases involving the most complex issues of fact and law.
Michael is very clever and very nice with it. He's a go-to individual if I want forensic analysis.
Michael Ashdown is very good at translating complex issues into intelligible language.
Chancery: Traditional - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Strengths
Michael has formidable knowledge of trusts law and an ability to deliver detailed and commercial advice in a timely manner.
Michael has an excellent skill set for private client matters. His application of the law is great, but he is also able to dovetail it with pragmatism and look at the big picture.
He is very detail-oriented and great for offshore elements in trust cases. He is client-friendly, his advice is technically good and he is strategically excellent for particularly complicated matters.
Michael Ashdown is extremely thorough and very much willing to get into the details of a trust, but also very practical and commercial. He is happy to look at things in the round.