Damian Humphrey > Ashtons Legal > Norwich NR7, England > Lawyer Profile
Ashtons Legal Offices
TRAFALGAR HOUSE
MERIDIAN WAY
NORWICH
NR7 0TA
England
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Damian Humphrey
Work Department
Franchising
Position
Partner
Career
Trained at Gordon Dadds 1998 – 2000
Qualified in 2000.
Moved to Kester Cunningham John (now Ashtons Legal) in 2006
Made Associate in 2008, made Partner in 2012.
Damian heads up the firm’s nationally recognised franchise team, which provides a first class service to many of the country’s leading franchise brands.
His work involves helping franchisors set up and grow their franchise networks with a particular emphasis on helping franchisors expanding their brands internationally.
Damian regularly speaks at franchise industry events (both nationally and internationally) and has been awarded the Qualified Franchise Professional qualification by the British Franchise Association.
Languages
English
German
Memberships
Qualified Franchise Professional
Lawyer Rankings
London > TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
(Leading individuals)The Norwich-based practice at Ashtons Legal is ‘highly skilled and experienced’, advising both UK and overseas clients, and almost exclusively acting for franchisors, master licences, and franchise developers. A strong focus for the group includes assisting clients with expanding their businesses overseas and establishing franchise models, an area in which team head Damian Humphrey is especially skilled. Barrister Tom Bailey is a specialist franchising litigator who predominately acts for franchisors, in addition to conducting international arbitrations. Tracy Williamson is regularly instructed by start-ups, growing, and mature franchisors on transactional management matters, as well as franchisees on re-sales.
East Anglia > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Norwich
(Leading individuals)Norwich is a focal point for the Ashtons Legal‘s firm-wide corporate and commercial practice, which handles a broad range of transactional work. Its niche focuses include transactions spanning the franchising, veterinary, care home, and technology sectors; firm CEO James Tarling built the firm’s technology offering. Franchising specialists Damian Humphrey and John Chambers are key team members who act for a large and growing national client base. Corporate transaction specialist Richard Bailey acts for numerous national and international trade organisations and associations, and senior associate Mark Watson advises both local and national businesses on transactional matters. ‘Friendly and clear’ senior associate David Sloman has a focus on technology and information law issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals East Anglia > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Norwich
- Corporate and commercial: Norwich East Anglia > Corporate and commercial
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Norwich
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: elsewhere in East Anglia
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Cambridge
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Norwich
- Real estate > Commercial property: Cambridge
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in East Anglia
- Real estate > Commercial property: Norwich
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Norwich
- Employment > Employment
- Private client > Family
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Cambridge
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Norwich
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Transport and shipping
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in East Anglia