The team advises stakeholders, companies, insolvency practitioners and the directors of financially troubled businesses on how to avoid formal insolvency proceedings, wherever possible.

Where not possible with specialists in all areas of contentious and non-contentious insolvency, both domestic and international, we can handle any aspect of corporate in most industry sectors. Where necessary, the team can also draw upon the wealth of experience of colleagues in other areas of the firm’s expertise including corporate, property, construction, banking, employment, intellectual property and commercial.

We focus on providing partner led, cost effective and practical commercial solutions to clients and recognise the need for outstanding client service. Taking account of the nature of insolvency, we also have a flexible approach to fee structures.

Our services include: 

• Administrations (Company & Partnership)
• Schemes of Arrangement/Section 110 Arrangements
• Liquidations (Members/Creditors Voluntary/Compulsory)
• LPA (Law of Property Act); Fixed Charge and Court appointed Receiverships
• Administrative Receiverships
• Company, Individual and Partnership Voluntary Arrangements
• Other insolvency related issues involving data protection, employment, environmental and pensions issues
• Business and assets sales out of insolvency processes particularly administration
• Acquisitions and disposals of Property (Leasehold and Freehold) out of insolvency processes
• Wrongful Trading, Preference, Transaction at an Undervalue and Misfeasance claims
• Insolvency Practitioners’ duties and powers
• Directors duties and responsibilities (Companies Act 2006)
• Asset recovery and tracing claims
• Debt Recovery
• Retention of title and trust money claim issues
• Creditors meeting services
• Bankruptcy and Annulment of Bankruptcies
• Advice on validity of security