Insolvency Services

Your Partner in Litigation against Insolvency Practitioners

Our insolvency solicitors are experienced in acting against Insolvency Practitioners and the Insolvency Service on behalf of company directors, former directors, shareholders, creditors as well as individuals or companies who have received funds, assets or property from a company prior to the company’s insolvency.

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Our focus is on acting against Insolvency Practitioners who seek to bring a claim against an individual or a company. We are instructed in disputes involving a wide variety of Insolvency Practitioners, ranging from niche UK based firms to international Insolvency Practitioners. Regularly acting in disputes against the leading Insolvency Practitioners provides us with the experience and knowledge of how best to successfully resolve or win a dispute.

It is important that, where appropriate, we work collaboratively with Insolvency Practitioners to facilitate smooth resolutions and ensure compliance with all legal requirements. We are able to leverage our knowledge and experience of acting against a wide range of Insolvency Practitioners for the benefit of each client.

Our work against Insolvency Practitioners encompasses many issues. We act in cases involving outstanding director loan accounts, preference payments, illegal dividend payments as well as allegations of wrongful or fraudulent trading.

Additionally, we represent clients in areas such as transactions at undervalue, disposals allegedly intended to keep assets out of creditors' reach and breaches of fiduciary duties, including director disqualification proceedings.

A full list of insolvency services we provide to our clients is detailed below.

Insolvency Service Investigations

Insolvency Interviews

Director Disqualification

Wrongful or Fraudulent Trading

Bankruptcy Petitions

Insolvency Disputes

Claims Against Company Directors

Winding Up Petitions

Statutory Demands

Retention of Title Clauses

Company Administration

Company Restoration

Creditors Voluntary Liquidation (CVL)

Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA)

Re-use of Company Names

Compulsory Liquidation

Pre-Pack Administration

Asset Tracing & Asset Recovery

News & Insights

Financial Investigations, Insolvency, Tax & HMRC

HMRC | Disguised Remuneration Schemes in Focus

In a previous article entitled ‘Formal Review of The Loan Charge,’ part of a series of articles addressing tax avoidance schemes and umbrella companies, we mentioned the powers enjoyed by HMRC when tax evasion is suspected. Furthermore, we mentioned HMRC’s warning that such schemes never work, as supported by decisions of the Supreme Court in […]

09/06/25

Civil Fraud, Commercial Disputes, Insolvency

Cross-Border Insolvency | The Effects of BREXIT

‘Cross-Border Insolvency’ regulations seek to ensure fair treatment of creditors, maximise the value of assets and manage a company’s debts. They are essential for the management of assets and liabilities which may be spread across several borders and, as far as is possible, avoid legal conflicts. As nearly every country in the world engages in […]

20/03/25

Director Disqualification, Insolvency

Atherton Scheme | The Insolvency Service Takes Action

The Insolvency Service is reportedly considering further actions against directors who have utilised the Atherton Scheme and, this is likely to mean that former directors of other similar schemes will also come under scrutiny. Company directors and other officers have strict duties and obligations to uphold at all times and no more so than when […]

18/03/25