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Insolvency Services

Your Partner in Litigation against Invency 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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Navigating Claims by Insolvency Practitioners with Trusted Legal Guidance

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 Areas of Practice

Insolvency Service Investigations


Representation for directors and individuals facing Insolvency Service investigations. Strategic defence against personal liability, enforcement action & director disqualification proceedings. Learn more

Insolvency Interviews


Specialist litigation solicitors defending directors facing section 235 insolvency interviews, compulsory liquidation examinations, and section 236 court examinations. Experts in Official Receiver inquiries. Learn more

Director Disqualification


Specialist solicitors defending company directors facing Insolvency Service disqualification proceedings, section 16 notices & director misconduct claims. Bespoke legal representation for director disputes. Learn more

Wrongful or Fraudulent Trading


Niche solicitors defending company directors facing liquidator wrongful trading claims, fraudulent trading allegations, director disqualification & personal liability actions. Experts in insolvency litigation. Learn more

Bankruptcy Petitions


Experts in contesting trustee in bankruptcy asset claims, transaction under value claims, and preference allegations. Specialist representation for bankruptcy petitions and statutory demands. Learn more

Insolvency Disputes


Specialist lawyers contesting claims brought by insolvency practitioners, liquidators, and trustees. Expert representation for preference disputes, undervalue transactions, and overdrawn director loan accounts. Learn more

Claims Against Company Directors


Bespoke defence litigation for company directors facing claims for misfeasance, wrongful trading, breach of fiduciary duty, preference payments & director disqualification. Learn more

Winding Up Petitions


Niche litigation lawyers contesting and issuing winding up petitions, applying for injunctions to restrain advertisement, and validation orders. Expert Court representation. Learn more

Statutory Demands


Insolvency solicitors issuing & defending statutory demands, applying to set aside demands & winding-up threats, and injunction applications. Specialist advocacy for insolvency disputes. Learn more

Retentions of Title Disputes


Litigation lawyers representing suppliers and company directors in retention of title disputes and liquidator conversion claims. Expert court representation for insolvency property disputes. Learn more

Company Administration Disputes


Expert dispute solicitors representing creditors and directors in Administration disputes, validity challenges, and asset recovery litigation. Specialists in corporate insolvency disputes. Learn more

Company Restoration Disputes


Specialist insolvency litigation solicitors managing contested company restorations, court ordered restoration for litigation purposes, administrative restoration appeals and asset recovery claims. Learn more

Creditors Voluntary Liquidations Disputes


Insolvency litigation solicitors acting for directors and shareholders in misfeasance claims by liquidators, and civil & criminal investigations by the Insolvency Service. Learn more

Company Voluntary Arrangement Disputes


Expert insolvency litigation solicitors representing creditors and directors in challenging unfair CVA proposals, CVA voting irregularities, unfair prejudice claims and supervisor misconduct. Learn more

Re-use of Company Names Prosecutions


Insolvency defence solicitors representing directors contesting illegal re-use of company names, section 216 prohibited name prosecutions, phoenix company claims & personal liability actions. Learn more

Compulsory Liquidation Investigations & Disputes


Specialist litigation lawyers contesting winding up orders & compulsory liquidation petitions. Defending company directors in Official Receiver investigations & High Court liquidator misfeasance claims. Learn more

Pre-Pack Administration Disputes


Litigation solicitors representing creditors and company directors in pre-pack administration litigation. Challenging connected-party asset sales and pursuing claims on administrator misconduct. Learn more

Asset Tracing & Recovery in Insolvency Disputes


Insolvency litigation experts in asset recovery and asset tracing encompassing proprietary injunctions, transactions under value, & preference disputes in complex corporate insolvencies. Learn more

Latest News & Legal Insights

Director Disqualification, Financial Investigations, Insolvency

Criminal & Civil Liabilities for Company Officers in Insolvency

Company directors and other company officers have a range of duties and obligations should their company become insolvent, regardless of whether it continues to trade or trading has stopped. Failure to comply with these obligations can result in the company liquidator or administrator i.e. the Insolvency Practitioner bringing civil claims against company directors. As explained […]
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18/09/26
Criminal & Civil Liabilities for Company Officers in Insolvency
In a previous article, we commented on the Court of Appeal decision in Saxon Woods Investments Ltd v Costa [2025], which clarified and reinforced important aspects of minority shareholder rights and confirmed the protection available for minority shareholders against the dishonest actions of directors. Minority shareholders are often involved in disputes with majority shareholders where […]
12/08/26
Company directors are required to act in good faith to promote the success of their company for the benefit of its members as a whole. However, when that company is insolvent or faced with the possibility of insolvency, that obligation may well be superseded by a duty to act within the best interests of the […]
30/07/26
A winding up petition is a formal court application made by a creditor seeking to place an insolvent company into compulsory liquidation on the basis that it is unable to pay its debts. The number of companies, private businesses and individual traders facing insolvency remains high, reflecting pressures such as rising National Insurance Contributions, increases […]
09/07/26

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