Ashfords LLP
Ruth is a Senior Associate in the Commercial team specialising in Public Sector procurement.
England - South West • Corporate and commercial
Ashfords LLP
Ashfords LLP fields a specialist subsidy control and procurement team that caters to clients within the public, private and third sectors on a variety of topics ranging from housing and regeneration projects to telecoms and infrastructure developments. Based in Exeter, the team is headed up by Lucy Woods, whose advisory portfolio includes assisting public sector clients with public procurement and state aid matters. Senior associate Ruth Yates, praised for being ‘incredibly commercially minded’, is another key member of the practice and handles a large volume of subsidy control and procurement work. Angela Watson left the firm in July 2022.
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Testimonials
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‘Ashfords offers a great service that I cannot fault. Every member of their team has been knowledgeable and able to provide me with answers and support through the process.'
‘Ruth Yates is exceptionally knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with, and creates and allows confidence in any project.’
‘I find their advice extremely commercial. They work to a range of complex areas.’
‘I have worked mainly with Ruth Yates, who I find to be incredibly commercially minded. She is efficient and gets the way that we work. She is an absolute pleasure to work with.’
Key clients
- Herefordshire Council
- Torbay Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- North Devon District Council
- Council of the Isles of Scilly
- Mid Devon District Council
- Wandsworth Borough Council and the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames
- The Royal Parks
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- Exeter City Council
- West Devon Borough Council
- Post Office Limited
- North Yorkshire County Council
- Somerset County Council
- Kent County Council
- Shropshire Council
- Advance Northumberland Commercial Limited
- Sedgemoor District Council
- Populo Living Limited
- South Somerset County Council
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Watford Borough Council
- Gloucestershire County Council
Work highlights
- Advising Wandsworth Borough Council and the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames on all complex procurements as sole legal advisers.
- Advising Ashford Borough Council on subsidy control and procurement work for the development of a new film studio.
- Advising Exeter City Council on the procurement implications of the Guildhall Shopping Centre sale.
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The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Lucy Woods