Housing a ‘strong team of commercial litigators’, Ashfords LLP handles a broad range of cases, from IT and technology litigation, data protection mandates and financial services disputes to crisis management issues, including urgent injunctive and fraud matters, and retail disputes. Praised as ’extremely savvy and an effective litigator’, Rory Mac Neice leads the team and handles financial services and technology litigation, with additional experience in professional negligence claims. Other key contacts include Tom Llewellyn, who is noted for his expertise in contentious data protection mandates, and Ian Manners.
Testimonials
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‘The team are excellent and able to display a real depth of industry knowledge.’
‘Broad, multi-disciplinary team with deep experience. If a matter strays outside the lines, they can call on significant expertise to make sure you get the advice you need.’
‘Rory Mac Neice has the ability to master vast quantities of complex information quickly and is highly effective.’
‘A strong team of commercial litigators.’
‘Rory Mac Neice is extremely savvy and an effective litigator.’
Key clients
- Lloyds Bank Plc
- Bank of Scotland Plc
- Spike Island Artspace Ltd
- IQE plc
- Control and Applications Marine Management LLC
Work highlights
- Acting for Lloyds Bank Plc in relation to lending transactions and the advice given to the bank by professional advisors.
- Acting for Control and Offshore Marine Management LLC, defending a claim by Ventus Energy Limited for unpaid invoices in the amount of £276,608 in respect of repairs to a 115Kv subsea expert cable.
- Acted for an overseas subsidiary of a technical ceramics manufacturer in its dispute with a UK ceramics company regarding the faulty manufacture of bespoke ceramics moulds (the contract was governed by the law of England & Wales).
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Rory Mac Neice