Energy & Resource Management

Helping organisations, funders and investors to deliver clean energy solutions and manage waste and water resources.

We advise across the full lifecycle of legal issues from gaining planning consents and land rights to construction and operational management, and from securing investment and refinancing to advising on the project’s commercial contracts.

Our experience includes working with different technologies, solutions and resources helping to deliver projects that often involve many different stakeholders. This means we have real insight into the challenges you face such as shifting policy and subsidy regimes, responding to regulatory actions & investigations or managing complex logistics.

As sector experts we can spot opportunities and proactively help you grasp them.

"Commercial, dynamic and progressive. The team is adept at identifying what is really important to their clients and driving towards those objectives at speed. The ability to maintain momentum is a key asset from the client's perspective and the Ashfords team demonstrates it in spades."

Legal 500 2025

“The Ashfords team are extremely capable, reliable and commercial. They understand our business and the nature of an in-house role. These attributes mean that, where needed, I can trust them to deal with my internal commercial clients on complex and time critical matters. Their attitude to client service, including understanding our current and future service needs (both in the legal and commercial arenas), make them a valued partner.”

Pennon Group

“The dedication, counsel and professionalism shown was second to none. Commercial acumen is seemingly a prerequisite of engagement by Ashfords and is in abundance throughout the team."

Urbaser

"Strengths and capabilities include very strong knowledge and practical experience of the sector and the issues faced by companies within the sector, which overall compares very well with other firms."

Legal 500 2023

"Nothing is too much trouble, and they would go the extra mile when you need them to. Complex and sophisticated matters are grasped very quickly."

Legal 500 2023

Client stories

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Client Story

Ashfords advises on sale of five anaerobic digestion plants for The Ingenious Group to Ancala

Client Story

Ashfords advises VTTI on bringing an anaerobic digestion project to financial close

Client Story

Supporting a £4.1million funding round to help transform EV battery charge times

Meet the team

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Brian Farrell

Partner, Head of Commercial and Head of the Energy & Resource Management Sector

+44 (0)7515 329 623 b.farrell@ashfords.co.uk View more

Jonathan Croley

Partner

+44 (0)1392 334109 j.croley@ashfords.co.uk View more

Carl Thompson

Partner and Head of Construction & Infrastructure

+44 (0)117 937 8669 ca.thompson@ashfords.co.uk View more

Mark Manning

Partner

+44 (0)1392 333882 m.manning@ashfords.co.uk View more

Stephen Humphreys

Partner

+44 (0)117 321 8002 s.humphreys@ashfords.co.uk View more

Kim Hawkins

Partner

+44 (0)20 7544 2431 +44 (0)7593138673 k.hawkins@ashfords.co.uk View more

Clare Brewer

Partner

+44 (0)1392 333991 c.brewer@ashfords.co.uk View more

Ian Manners

Partner and Head of Business Risk & Regulation

+44 (0)117 321 8056 i.manners@ashfords.co.uk View more

Rhiannon Morgan-Williams

Partner

+44 (0) 117 937 8521 R.Morgan-Williams@ashfords.co.uk View more

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