Nicole Davis

ASSOCIATE

Nicole is an Associate in the Restructuring & Insolvency team, who combines strong technical knowledge with a strategic, solution-oriented approach.

Nicole brings attention to detail, quick thinking, and a collaborative mindset to every client matter and firm initiative, and she always aims to promote a positive, supportive team dynamic. Nicole’s ability to work seamlessly and efficiently with colleagues within her team and other teams across the firm, ensures that clients receive the highest level of service which is reflective of Edwin Coe’s Distinctive Approach.

Nicole joined the firm as a trainee in March 2021, qualifying into the Restructuring & Insolvency team in September 2022. Nicole became an Associate in September 2023.

Nicole advises a broad range of clients, including corporate bodies, insolvency practitioners, creditors, debtors, directors, and individuals facing financial distress in respect of issues relating to corporate and personal insolvency, as well as in respect of some commercial litigation matters.

Nicole has experience covering a wide range of sectors and industries, advising on contentious and transactional matters. Nicole has, however, developed a particular focus on contentious insolvency work within her practice and she has extensive experience advising on and managing contentious matters from the pre-action stage through to finalising post-trial matters.

Nicole is very well-placed to advise on personal insolvency matters, including complex bankruptcies and IVAs, and in respect of corporate insolvency matters Nicole’s practice is broad with particular experience in respect of administrations and court appointed receiverships. Nicole also advises on commercial litigation disputes, including shareholder and contractual disputes.

Expertise

Restructuring & Insolvency Director Disqualification Proceedings Administration Bankruptcy Individual Voluntary Arrangements

Credentials

Member of R3 and in their directory

R3 New Professionals Committee

EXPERIENCE

Nicole's experience includes:

Advising a trustee in bankruptcy of complex bankruptcy estates in respect of annulment applications, capacity issues arising in the proceedings and managing litigation strategy for a number of court applications brought by various parties to the proceedings.

Advising a trustee in bankruptcy in respect of heavily contested possession and sale applications, considering issues of beneficial ownership, trust arrangements and security for costs.

Advising a bankrupt on whether and, if so, in what circumstances a judgment creditor could compel a judgment debtor to draw down a lump sum from an occupational pension fund and direct that the payment be made into a specified bank account notified in advance to the judgment creditor (Manolete v White [2024] EWCA Civ 1418)

Advising a director as to the options for securing further investigation of the sale of the company by the joint administrators, including the possibility of appointing a conflict administrator or a replacement office holder.

Advising a liquidator in respect of prospective claims against members of an LLP to recover sums drawn in breach of the members agreement.

Advising a director of a group of companies on the liquidation process, the implications on the wider group of companies. Assisting the director with managing and responding to the liquidator’s enquiries.

Advising court appointed receivers in respect of the administration of the receivership, and in respect of an application to challenge to the Receiver and Manager’s remuneration.

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