Expertise

Ashlee is a Managing Associate in the Finance Disputes team, acting for clients in the commercial and financial services sectors, in particular, banks, commercial finance providers, asset-based lenders, insolvency practitioners and private equity investors.  Ashlee's practice primarily consists of resolving disputes both by alternative dispute resolution as well as litigation. Ashlee assists clients in many cases to resolve disputes at a pre-action stage, avoiding litigation. Ashlee's litigation practice consists of County Court and High Court claims, and she has also acted in appeals in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.  Ashlee's expertise includes acting for both Claimants and Defendants in a range of commercial disputes including:

Defending a wide-range of claims against banks and commercial finance businesses including: alleged breaches of the "Quincecare" duty, dishonest assistance in breaches of duty, unlawful termination of facility agreements, mis-selling of financial products, breaches of data protection obligations, damage to credit-rating, sales of repossessed assets at an undervalue, claims relating to the payment of commissions.

Complex recoveries matters involving breaches of finance facility agreements and in many cases, where there are instances of suspected fraud.

Actions against personal guarantors and indemnifiers, including bankruptcy proceedings and fraud claims.

Enforcement of security and recovery of assets, including assets located outside of the jurisdiction, and against defendants who are the subject of POCA restraint orders.

Urgent injunctions including for delivery up of goods and to restrain winding up proceedings.

Complex and defended insolvency proceedings both personal and corporate.

Ashlee's core clients include Bibby Financial Services, Close Invoice Finance, Barclays, the NatWest Group and HSBC invoice finance.