Insolvency Law

Members of Chambers have expertise in advising and representing insolvency practitioners, creditors and debtors at all stages of corporate and personal insolvency proceedings.  Recent work includes advice, drafting and representation:

  • At the start of and exit from insolvency proceedings (administration, liquidation and bankruptcy)
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  • In Companies Court applications (e.g. validation orders, restraining presentation of a winding up petition)
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  • In insolvency litigation claims such as wrongful trading, transactions at an undervalue and preference proceedings
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  • In respect of property rights within an insolvency context such as retention of title claims, claims by office holders to pensions and real property
  • Members of Chambers are members of the Insolvency Lawyers' Association and R3 (the Association of Business Recovery Professionals).
  • In connection with claims relating to the conduct of office holders (including challenges relating to meetings to approve individual and company voluntary arrangements)
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  • In respect of claims against directors
    • Recent lectures include "Five things we should all know about the Enterprise Act 2002" and "Corporate insolvency for commercial litigators". Recent articles include: "The Enterprise Act: new economic dawn or disaster?" [Comp. Law 2004, 25(2), 33] and "The Enterprise Act: fulfilling great expectations?" [Comp. Law 2003, 24(8), 225 - 226].