Richard Ascroft

UK Bar

Richard Ascroft's practice encompasses breaches of agreement, restrictive covenants and insolvency law. He is particularly adept at handling claims that involve breaches of warranty, interference with goods and professional negligence.

"Richard is a capable practitioner and he is always very pleasant to deal with."

"He has lots of experience in company matters."

"Richard is always very approachable, very user-friendly and good with clients; he always brings added value."

Richard Ascroft is well respected for his deep experience in company law disputes, with particular expertise in shareholder disputes. Ascroft's practice covers unfair prejudice petitions, challenges to the validity of distributions to members, and internal mismanagement cases.He is also adept at handling claims involving directors' duties.

"Richard provides excellent written advice and he delivers well in person."

"Richard gets on incredibly well with clients and his advocacy is very good."

"The service Richard has provided is fantastic. He is extremely thorough and very confident."

Richard Ascroft maintains a substantial practice covering all areas of corporate and personal insolvency law. He is an expert in directors' duties and is regularly instructed in transaction avoidance claims and directors' misfeasance proceedings. He has additionalexperience advising on technical issues surrounding bankruptcy.

"The service Richard has provided is fantastic. He is extremely experienced with directors' disqualification cases. He does it in a way that is very personable and he has an extremely pleasant manner."

"Richard is very easy to deal with, has a good eye for detail and works through problems with you. He is an effective advocate - always very capable in court."

"He gets on incredibly well with clients and his advocacy is very good. Consummately skilful in insolvency and directors' disqualification work - he is my preferred counsel for that type of work."