Ashfords News
Ashfords in Pole Position
02/12/2008
Leading South West law firm Ashfords has achieved a double success in front of motorsport's national governing body.
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Ashfords secures first for carbon reporting
17/11/2008
Ashfords is the first South West law firm to measure and publically report its Carbon Footprint.
Find out moreAshfords raises £500 for Children in Need
17/11/2008
Running babies, yummy cakes and a top quality raffle will see city law firm Ashfords raise more than £500 for Children in Need.
Find out moreFree legal advice to beat Credit Crunch
12/11/2008
Leading law firm Ashfords has launched a special helpline offering free advice to companies facing financial troubles in these challenging times.
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Lawyers' bible praises "leading" regional firm Ashfords
06/11/2008
Ashfords, which has offices across the South West and in London, has been highly praised in the latest edition of one of the legal profession's most prestigious guides.
Find out moreMock tribunal tackles redundancy issues
29/10/2008
Leading law firm Ashfords is offering employers a vital insight into the potentially damaging pitfalls surrounding redundancy by holding a mock employment tribunal.
Find out morePlymouth club drums up business
27/10/2008
PYBC, Plymouth's unique club for aspiring professionals, will be drumming up business on Thursday (October 30) with a special tour of Plymouth Music Zone.
Find out moreSouth West homeowners cash in with website
24/10/2008
South West homeowners are being targeted by a unique website which will help them realise the potential gold mine they are living in.
Find out moreLooking for expert legal comment?
23/10/2008
Leading law firm Ashfords (www.ashfords.co.uk) has appointed Paul Norris as its first PR coordinator to handle all media enquiries.
Find out moreAshfords hosts topical business seminars
23/10/2008
Implications for business from the latest intellectual property and environmental laws will be discussed by experts at leading law firm Ashfords (www.ashfords.co.uk) on October 15 and 16 respectively.
Find out moreCost of a Punch - A Club's Liability for a Player's Actions
17/07/2008
In the recent Court of Appeal judgment in Andrew Gravil v Richard Carroll and Redruth Rugby Football Club, Redruth Rugby Football Club ("Redruth") was held vicariously liable for the actions of one of its semi-professional players. The decision is likely to have far reaching consequences for both professional and semi-professional sports clubs across the country.
Find out moreA Caring Business
17/07/2008
Despite the current gloom and doom of the worldwide credit crunch, the South West care homes sector is booming as care businesses change hands with several major sales having been concluded in the last year.
Find out moreTop city financing specialist Clare Brewer joins Ashfords
02/07/2008
High-flying city financial specialist Clare Brewer has just been recruited by Ashfords solicitors as the latest in a series of top level lawyers to head for the West Country's leading law practice.
Find out moreAshfords now has 57 Partners with appointment of new partners
02/07/2008
Leading West Country solicitors Ashfords, already the largest law practice in the region, has promoted Ruth Murray and Jo Clarke to become new partners, bringing the firm's partner count total now to 57 with acknowledged experts in every area of the law.
Find out moreAshfords reports a 14% growth in annual fee income to £25 million
11/06/2008
Leading West Country solicitors Ashfords, the top law firm in the region, has reported an impressive 14% growth in fee income to more than £25 million during the last financial year to April 2008. The growth in income was precisely in line with the firm's target budgets and part of long-term organic growth plans for the future as the leading full-service legal practice serving the region.
Find out more'Tour d'Ashfords' -- cycling solicitors to pedal 560 miles in one day for
06/06/2008
A four-strong team of solicitors from leading law firm Ashfords will be cycling a total of 560 miles between them from Bristol to Plymouth in just one day later this month with the aim of raising a considerable sum of money for Exeter-based cancer charity FORCE.
Find out moreGet your website in order - Ashfords urges firms to take more responsibility on the net
06/06/2008
The news that more and more consumers are purchasing from the internet, plus a steep rise in complaints made to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) last year, highlights the need for local businesses to ensure they have their websites in order, warns Ashfords solicitors.
Find out moreWills expert Peter Cooke returns to his roots at Ashfords solicitors in Taunton
04/06/2008
Well known and highly experienced Taunton-based trusts and estates specialist Peter Cooke is returning to his legal roots in the Taunton office of Ashfords solicitors.
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Six legal trainees qualify
22/05/2008
Six hard-working legal trainees at leading law practice Ashfords have stepped up to the mark early by successfully completing their formal training ahead of schedule, and have just become solicitors with the firm.
Find out moreAndrew Baines joins Ashfords as Partner in Commercial Litigation team
22/05/2008
Andrew Baines has joined Regional law firm Ashfords as a partner in its Litigation practice. Based in Bristol but with a national remit, Andrew will bring his extensive Property and Commercial litigation experience to bear in the role. He joins from Burges Salmon where he has been since graduating in 1994 from University of the West of England. Andrew's recent client list includes The Halifax, C&G, Paragon Mortgages, Bristol & West, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB. In addition he has been on secondment to the in house legal team at Nationwide Building Society.
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Ashfords School Sports Championships
19/03/2008
We are shortly to complete a second year of involvement in the Ashfords Schools Sports Championships. The competition, which was conceived and delivered by Ashfords, is now firmly established in the sporting calendar of both independent and state schools in Exeter, Tiverton, Crediton and surrounding areas.
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Ashfords expands in Tiverton with more office space and extra legal staff
25/02/2008
Rapidly growing West Country solicitors Ashfords are expanding in Tiverton, taking additional town centre office space and recruiting two experienced solicitors to assist with the growing demand for the firm's services.
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Ashfords strengthens its respected Construction and Commercial Property teams in the West Country
25/02/2008
Leading solicitors Ashfords have strengthened their widely respected Construction and Commercial Property teams in the West Country with two more senior recruits.
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Ashfords staff remember the victims of the forgotten Tsunami...Employees at West Country law firm donate funds for Solomon Islanders...
22/02/2008
Staff at West Country law firm Ashfords in Tiverton have been helping the firm's retired former managing partner Christopher Palmer raise money for Solomon Islanders whose homes and land were completely devastated by a Tsunami which struck in April 2007.
Find out morePassing on the Caring Mantle
29/01/2008
Roborough House Limited, which owns and operates the care home Roborough House, was recently sold by Christina Griffith and Frank Morrison to a well known Somerset based care home operator, Welmore Finance Limited, following an introduction by John Crocker at leading business agent Christie & Co.
Find out moreAtisreal and Ashfords instructed on major site in Bath
28/01/2008
Atisreal has been instructed by Bath Press to manage the disposal of their site at Lower Bristol Road close to Bath City Centre.
Find out moreMore new partners and legal staff for Ashfords in the West Country
12/12/2007
Expanding West Country solicitors Ashfords has attracted six more top lawyers to its talented legal teams, bringing the practice's headcount to a record 54 partners and 270 legal staff.
Find out moreAshfords International Work
30/11/2007
One leading West Country law practice which has worked successfully on the international stage now for over 20 years is Ashfords. The firm has assisted clients such as Actaris, Centrax, Gemalto, Schlumberger and other firms on transactions in the USA, Australia, Canada, Peru, and Chile.
Find out moreRecord intake of top trainees for Ashfords solicitors
30/11/2007
Expanding West Country law practice Ashfords has attracted a record number of top legal trainees with outstanding qualifications this year and also been ranked as one of the best law firms to work for in the country. Ashfords has just taken on 13 new recruits who together can boast five distinctions, six merits and a commendation between them in their LPC (Legal Practice Course) exams.
Find out moreChambers praise the "Strongest law firm in the South West"
21/11/2007
One of the legal professions independent "bibles" complied by Chambers and Partners has yet again praised Ashfords for being the strongest law firm in the South West. Ashfords is ranked as a top tier firm for Real Estate (Property) Litigation, Commercial, Dispute Resolution, Planning and Sport. Other areas of Banking and Finance, Corporate Finance, Employment, Intellectual Property, Environment and Restructuring and Insolvency rank highly and support our main and top rated practice areas.
Find out moreThe search is on for tomorrow's high tech winners
31/08/2007
The first Eden fund raised and invested some £50 million in a range of hi tech, high growth companies, including the company behind the F1 computer systems. These immensely powerful race winning number crunchers are now being adapted to power more conventional businesses to success. Now they have launched Eden Two, which has just raised £75 million pounds to invest in tomorrow's hi- tech winners.
Find out moreAshfords growing through 'Best Practice'
05/08/2007
Ashfords Solicitors has built on its impressive growth record by achieving the Law Society's LEXCEL accreditation and appointing its 50th and 51st partners in consecutive months. All of this hot on the heels of completing another year of near 20% revenue growth for the 5th consecutive year.
Find out moreAshfords donates a tonne of books
05/07/2007
Illiteracy is demeaning and affects about 800 million people worldwide. Those who can't read lose personal independence and can easily become victims of manipulation and poverty. It is virtually impossible to break from the poverty cycle if you cannot read or write.
Find out moreAshfords passes 50th Partner milestone
19/06/2007
Another important milestone for Ashfords solicitors has passed this month with the appointment of the law practice's 50th and 51st partners.
Find out moreCycle Sunday fundraiser to celebrate Bike Week
18/06/2007
Hundreds of cyclists will mark Bike Week by clocking up thousands of miles between them at a fundraising event.
Find out moreLegal eagles' fast track to qualifying
11/06/2007
Four hard-working trainees have become solicitors by completing their formal training ahead of schedule.
Find out moreThree New Recruits for Expanding Law Firm
19/03/2007
The Bristol office of rapidly expanding law firm Ashfords has appointed three new members to its legal team. It brings the number of new recruits to 23 since the office opened in November, 2004.
Find out moreCity Business Club Re-Launches
21/02/2007
Many of Plymouth's aspiring business professionals will be attending the re-launch of 'pybc' on Friday 2 March, the city's very own club forum for up-and-coming people working in local commerce.
Find out moreAshfords Mastermind Publisher's Expansion
19/02/2007
The Bristol corporate team at Ashfords solicitors has completed a major reorganisation and expansion of the NPI Media Group, allowing Chief Executive Alan Sutton to rapidly expand the publishing group. The transaction included the buy back of, Sutton Publishing Limited, a company that he established in 1978.
Find out moreAshfords Act for Arden on Senna Signing
30/01/2007
Ashfords' involvement in motor sport continues to grow with the firm recently acting for leading GP2 team Arden in the contractual negotiations surrounding Bruno Senna signing for the multi championship winning team to compete in the 2007 GP2 Championship.
Find out moreAshfords wins recognition for its training scheme in national survey
08/01/2007
Ashfords performed outstandingly and is a Lex 100 Winner in an amazing eight categories with work-life balance and friendliness gaining particular praise.
Find out moreAshfords and Taste of the West - Evening tasting event
09/11/2006
An evening tasting event showcasing West Country wines and local food is being held in Exeter later this month to raise awareness of the range and quality of local produce within the region's fast-growing business entertainment sector .
Find out morePeter is new Partner at Ashfords Tiverton office
01/11/2006
Wills, trusts and inheritance tax specialist has recently been appointed as a partner in the Tiverton office of leading local law firm Ashfords.
Find out moreAshfords wins national praise for firm's legal expertise
19/10/2006
The latest guide to the UK legal profession has just been published and, once again, the considerable heavyweight expertise of West Country-based solicitors Ashfords is highlighted for praise.
Find out moreExpanding law firm moves to larger waterside offices
10/10/2006
Rapidly-expanding law firm Ashfords has just moved into more spacious waterside premises at Bull Wharf in the heart of Bristol after relocating from offices at Temple Quay.
Find out moreAshfords is "leading the way" says Legal 500 survey for 2006
14/09/2006
South West Law firm Ashfords has once again been acknowledged by the independent Legal 500 guide to the profession which says it is "leading the way" in a number of areas.
Find out moreSuccessful deals add up for Ashfords
31/08/2006
The Bristol office of South West law firm Ashfords has helped to seal deals that have seen two accountancy businesses in the region expand.
Find out moreAshfords recruits Exeter University's top law student Kirsty Cooke
27/07/2006
The University of Exeter's top Legal Practice Course (LPC) student for 2006, Kirsty Cooke from Barnstaple, is joining local lawyers Ashfords as a trainee solicitor in the city.
Find out moreAshfords appoint new Chief Executive
20/07/2006
Leading South West solicitors Ashfords have recently appointed Ian Daniells to become the fast-growing law firm's new Chief Executive.
Find out moreStaff raise over £500 for Cancer Research
30/06/2006
A team of six from Ashfords' Taunton office joined over 2000 women taking part in this year's Race for Life in Somerset. The event was held at on the 23 rd July with participants walking, jogging or running the 5km course at Millfield School to raise money for Cancer Research UK
Find out moreLandmark Waste Management Deal Struck
13/06/2006
Leading South West solicitors Ashfords have helped establish an innovative Public Private Partnership (PPP) deal which is the first of its specific type in the UK waste industry.
Find out moreAshfords wins 'Best Trainer' Oscar
11/06/2006
South West law firm Ashfords has just won a prestigious legal 'Oscar' having being named 'Best Trainer' in a nationwide poll of some 2,500 trainees and newly qualified solicitors from law firms around the country.
Find out moreExeter Summer Property Ball set to raise £10,000 for local charities
31/05/2006
Exeter's growing band of property professionals are set to raise £10,000 this year for the West of England School for Young People with Little or No Sight and other local charities at the city's glittering Summer Property Ball.
Find out moreOarsome Ashfords team raise money for Anthony Nolan Trust
21/05/2006
Ashfords helped raise nearly £7,000 for the Anthony Nolan Trust by taking part in a Dragon Boat racing event at Exeter Quay on Sunday 21 May.
Find out moreAshfords' Flag Goes to the North Pole
18/05/2006
Exeter law firm Ashfords and builders Rok teamed up recently to help a group of students from Exmouth Community College have the adventure of a life time with an expedition to the North Pole as the photographs show.
Find out moreDevon Professionals Advise on Acquisition of South West Shopfitters
30/03/2006
A Plymouth-based bespoke design and manufacturing company has been sold by its husband and wife co-founders. 4 Ward Focus Limited has acquired South West Shopfitters Limited from the existing owners, Colin and Rose-Marie Kalas for an undisclosed sum.
Find out moreSilvanus Trust steps in to revive Cornish Sawmill
24/03/2006
Cornish home-grown timber and sustainable woodlands across the county are set for a brighter future thanks to a new £1.7 million investment scheme that will see a major refurbishment and re-opening of the former softwood sawmill in Lostwithiel.
Find out moreSWWIC Charity Construction Quiz raises £1000 for School
01/03/2006
South West Women in Construction (SWWIC), a group providing an opportunity for women in the construction sector to meet, network and share experiences, raised £1,000 for Dame Hannah Rogers School, Ivybridge.
Find out moreTrust, Estates and Tax Planning expert joins Ashfords
03/02/2006
Leading local law firm Ashfords has just lured top private client lawyer Margaret Lang away from a major London law practice to come and work in the West Country.
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