Hubert Ashton
hwa@peachey.co.uk

Position:
Partner at Peachey & Co LLP since 1986

Qualifications:
BA (Exon) – 1979
Diploma (distinction) in corporate governance 2005

Admitted as Solicitor: 1983.
Slaughter and May 1981 – 1984

Experience:
Commercial – all aspects of international and national company and commercial law, partnerships and trusts from incorporation to insolvency including corporate restructures.

Oil & Gas – including joint ventures, negotiating with relevant governmental departments, farm-ins, JOAs, sole risk and all aspects of upstream and downstream both onshore and offshore.

Employment – extensive experience of drafting and enforcing contracts of employment; very regularly advising with regard to termination of employment including compromise agreements and redundancies; advising with regard to TUPE as well as employee incentive schemes; advising on cross border issues and employment in inward investment context.

Insolvency- all aspects of insolvency whether corporate or individual; from hiatus period, pre-pack to corporate rescue; advising creditors and directors as well as insolvency practitioners.

Litigation – acting for claimants and defendants – both mediation and litigation.  Extensive work in international context and cross-border litigation matters, shareholder disputes and contractual claims of all sizes.

Other – advising on wide range of matters including property, banking, shipping and intellectual property.

Languages:
Conversational French.

Other:
Past President and Board Member of JCA International.
Undertakes in-house seminars on a range of issues including contract, employment and education.