Ashley practiced as a commercial litigation solicitor and has continued specialising in this area at the bar. Ashley has experience in matters concerning commercial and residential property at HM Land Adjudication Tribunal, as well as County Court disputes.
Ashley has acted in planning disputes, including enforcement proceedings and listed buildings.
He has appeared in the County Courts in the on-going series of cases between financial houses and consumers in the area of consumer credit. He has particular expertise in the enforceability of consumer credit agreements, unfair terms, and unfair relationships.
He has advised on the drafting of documents including warranty agreements, partnership agreements, and specific completion clauses, among other matters.
Areas of Expertise:
- Chancery
- Consumer Credit
- Company and commercial
- Planning
- Hire purchase
- Insolvency
Notable Cases
- Acting for a national finance company in the possession and sale of hire purchase vehicles and property.
- Advising a health & safety systems company in respect of partnership clauses.
- Providing advice to tenants on the merits of frustrating a commercial lease.
- A trust of land dispute concerning the denial of gifting a property to the value of £300,000.00.
- Acting for a charitable institution concerning a commercial property, conflict of interest, and setting aside a judgment for rent.
- Represented Directors of a Steel Company where the trustee in bankruptcy claimed that there were share transactions made at undervalue in the sum of £120,000.00.
- A restaurateur in defending a winding up petition and disputed debt for £275,000.00.
