The range of disputes that can arise in the context of actual or threatened insolvency are various. Our Corporate Recovery and Insolvency Team advise on all types of such disputes and have particular experience in:

• The conduct and defence of petitions for Winding Up Orders, Administration Orders, Bankruptcy Orders and appointment of Receivers.
• Proceedings brought by Insolvency Practitioners against bankrupts, directors, debtors and third parties for specific remedies under the insolvency act such as malfeasance, wrongful trading, transactions at an undervalue, transactions to defraud creditors, preferences and for the realisation of property vested in the Liquidator or Trustee in Bankruptcy.
• The recovery of assets by creditors within the control of businesses entering insolvency practitioners under retention of title claims, hire or lease agreements and special purpose trusts.
• Advising landlords seeking to recover possession of premises let to companies entering administration or liquidation.
• Advising companies, directors and guarantors in connection with claims under loans and financial facilities.
• Advising third parties to insolvent businesses on the consequences of the commencement of insolvency proceedings and the protection of their position in relation to existing trading relationships and disputes.
• Advising directors and bankrupts in connection with allegations of misconduct and claims for Company Director Disqualification Orders and Bankruptcy Restriction Orders.

The team advise Insolvency Practitioners, lenders, companies, directors, shareholders, bankrupts, creditors and affected third parties.