Insolvency Practitioners

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Our specialist team regularly act for insolvency practitioners both prior to and following appointment. We work with administrators, liquidators, monitors, fixed charge receivers, supervisors, and trustees in bankruptcy.

We have particular expertise in complex insolvency disputes that involve an element of fraud or dishonesty, while we can advise about how best to approach asset tracing, particularly when those assets have been deliberately dissipated or concealed.

Our services include:

Initial advisory work
Advising as to validity of appointment
Sales of assets via pre-pack sales of otherwise
Voluntary arrangements
Personal insolvency including bankruptcy and IVAs
Investigating and progressing antecedent transaction claims
Advice on Insolvency Act section 234 (delivery up of property), section 235 (duty to co-operate) and section 236/366 (provision of documents and information)
Tracing assets & fraud cases, including tax fraud
Asset recovery & injunctions;
Realising assets abroad

We can also give advice about the various options available for funding insolvency litigation which may include acting on a Conditional Fee Agreement or obtaining litigation funding from a third party funder.

We also regularly act for insolvency practitioners faced with investigation and disciplinary proceedings by their regulatory bodies, and the team's services are complemented by our Regulatory team who often advise accountants.