Elizabeth Asher
Elizabeth Asher
Legal Director, Litigation
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Elizabeth has a broad practice focused on commercial and insolvency litigation. She regularly advises high net worth individuals, companies and insolvency practitioners on matters such as contractual disputes, negligence, insolvency and infringement of intellectual property rights, often involving international aspects.
Elizabeth has particular experience in contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters and regularly advises insolvency practitioners, creditors and other stake holders in respect of high value restructuring and insolvency disputes and procedures.
Elizabeth advises in relation to obtaining urgent injunctions and worldwide freezing orders. She frequently deals with enforcement against assets including obtaining orders for sale, writs of control and the appointment of receivers.
Legal 500 notes that “Senior associate Elizabeth Asher was very effective and efficient at managing the constant demands of a hard-fought speedy trial and dealing with a difficult client.”, that she is “…just great, human, responsive and so professional” and that she “deals coolly and effectively with tough fights”.
Legal 500 further notes that “Senior associate Elizabeth Asher is extremely cool under very high pressure and produces consistently high-quality products - highly efficient and competent.” and “Senior Associate Elizabeth Asher is fantastic to work with”.
Work Highlights
Commercial Litigation
Acting for Dan Fallows, a Formula One chief aerodynamicist in contentious expedited High Court proceedings relating to his well-publicised move from Red Bull to Aston Martin.
Advising two individuals in relation to their defence of a claim for in excess of £9 million for breach of warranty arising from the sale of their business.
Acting for a leading private equity owned provider of tailored welfare to work services in respect of a multimillion pound Commercial Court claim brought against it by a European provider of digital transformation services.
Representing a 138-strong group of corporate, pension fund and offshore high net worth individual investors in respect of their multimillion-pound High Court claim against a developer concerning the intended purchase of hundreds of units in an off-plan apart-hotel development at a prestigious central London location.
Advising a high net worth individual in relation to a £50 million commercial dispute defending multiple claims arising from the sale of a worldwide logistics business.
Advising a firm of premium international estate agents in relation to a passing off and trademark dispute and obtaining a permanent injunction against further infringement.
Acting for an international IT company in obtaining injunctions against multiple defendants in relation to the appropriation of confidential information in order to set up a competing business.
Advising an international solar power company in obtaining a freezing order against seven defendants in claims involving allegations of breach of fiduciary duty and knowing assistance together with breach of contract claims.
Obtaining a substantial judgment for an aviation leasing company, Novus Aviation, in a claim against a Bahraini bank for breach of contract on an aircraft leasing deal.
Restructuring and insolvency
Advising a property manager regarding a challenge to the hotly contested Virgin Active group restructuring proposed under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006.
Advising a minority shareholder in two real estate investment companies in an unfair prejudice petition worth in excess of £10 million involving allegations that the directors had, among other things, acted in breach of their fiduciary duties.
Acting for commercial landlord in relation to the recovery of substantial arrears owed by Cineworld, a large cinema chain and subsequent insolvency issues.
Representing the Liquidators of an oil company in relation to claims for wrongful trading against the former directors.
Advising two high street retailers regarding claims by the administrators of former IP licensors arising from licence agreements for the use of a well-known designer brand.
Advising a BVI-incorporated holding company and its beneficial owners in relation to the winding down of the company’s operations in the UK.
Advised a large commercial landlord in relation to the insolvency of several well-known tenant companies arising from the covid-19 pandemic, including CVAs, administrations and liquidations, and claims arising against guarantors and chargeholders.
Advising a private equity owned medical services company in respect of its claim against a well-known bank concerning a mortgaged bank account over which the bank claimed a right of set off raising complex legal issues regarding the law of priorities and contractual, equitable and insolvency set off.
Qualifications
Qualified: 2009
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