Gateley has landed an advisory role on the administration of Aquascutum, the 160-year-old luxury clothing brand which collapsed earlier this month.

Corporate recovery partner Ken Titchen is leading a London team at Gateley advising the company's administrators, FRP Advisory, alongside employment partner Guy Guinan.

The Aquascutum brand, which was founded in 1851 and has provided clothing for well-known figures including the Queen Mother and Winston Churchill, is currently being marketed by FRP joint administrator Geoff Rowley with the aim of securing a sale while the company is still a going concern.

Titchen commented: "FRP Advisory is currently establishing offers of interest for a possible sale of the business and assets, and we anticipate completion within the next two weeks."

The administrators last week closed Aquascutum's factory in Corby, cutting 115 jobs after it said it could not afford to pay workers' wages.

An FRP spokesperson said: "Whilst a difficult decision, it has been necessary in order to stem ongoing losses for the business, and to protect the positions of the 135 remaining employees."

Thompson Solicitors has taken a related role on the collapse, with the firm advising trade union GMB on a potential legal challenge after Aquascutum factory employees were made redundant.

The demise of Aquascutum marks the latest in a series of collapses of well-known retail brands, including Jane Norman, La Senza, Blacks and Barratts, with a raft of law firms including DLA Piper, Addleshaw Goddard, Travers Smith, Squire Sanders, Linklaters and SJ Berwin picking up related advisory roles.