Insolvency & Restructuring

Example cases:

• Acting for the Trustee in Bankruptcy in a large and complex case involving total debts of more than £40 million, in respect of an illegal pyramid scheme.
• Acting for the Administrator of a sizeable chain of menswear clothing shops based in major retail outlets. This case involved complex issues regarding disposal of the Company and its assets.
• Acting for the Chief Executive of a high profile hotel group in administration, in relation to allegations concerning his conduct as a Director.
• Acting for the Petitioning Creditor and the joint Liquidators of a UK residential housing development company in pursuing its former directors for fraud, bribery and misfeasance.
• Acting for the Administrators regarding the sale of a major technology group, and providing advice on complex employment issues which arose in respect of keeping the workforce together without incurring the personal liability of the Administrators.
• Acting for the Administrators on the administration of a firm of solicitors, providing advice in relation to the partnership deed and practising constraints imposed by the partners' professional obligations. The administration gave rise to the sale of the business as a going concern.
• Acting for the LPA Receiver of a tenanted commercial property regarding various issues in relation to his appointment, disputes with occupiers, marketing and strategy for repayment of the Appointor’s debt.
• Acting for the Court appointed Receiver and Manager of partnerships and property within a family estate in respect of proceedings being brought between members of the family. This included advising on the terms of the Receiver’s appointment and the effects of the disability of one of the litigants on the future conduct of the receivership.