Insolvency; commercial; company law; company directors disqualification; banking and financial services., Guildhall Chambers
Insolvency; commercial; company law; company directors disqualification; banking and financial services.
Richard is a barrister who specialises in insolvency law, company law and commercial litigation. He has over 20 years advisory and advocacy experience and has appeared in courts at all levels including the House of Lords. Richard is identified in the major legal directories as a leading junior in his chosen fields and was on the Attorney General's Regional Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown for 16 years. He is also a contributor to the leading work on directors' disqualification.
Otago University, New Zealand (LLB (Hons); Oxford University, Keble College (BCL).
Western Circuit • Regional Bar
Richard Ascroft – Guildhall Chambers ‘He is very user friendly, experienced and capable. Richard is hard working with a good insight into strategy and commercial points as well as a deep knowledge of law.'
Western Circuit • Regional Bar
Richard Ascroft – Guildhall Chambers ‘Richard has a particularly strong reputation when it comes to director disqualification cases. He is fiercely intelligent, hard-working and courteous. Richard is also easy to work with.’