Restructuring/Insolvency

Kavan Gunaratna advises primarily on insolvency matters with a commercial or property slant. His broad practice also encompasses chancery and commercial matters. He is well liked by clients, who applaud his intelligence and top-quality advocacy. He is a popular choice for local government bodies and counts major banks and lenders among his clients.

Niall McCulloch concentrates his practice on company insolvency. He regularly handles both domestic and international matters, appearing in domestic courts such as the Court of Appeal and the High Court, as well as in the British Virgin Islands. He regularly acts for liquidators in actions brought against directors.

Hugo Groves is an experienced insolvency practitioner. Groves has particular expertise in dealing with business, partnership and commercial disputes, often with a cross-border element. He is adept at handling both corporate and personal insolvency.

Stephen Davies KC is a highly experienced silk fielding considerable expertise in a wide range of restructuring and insolvency matters. He is adept at acting for a wide range of stakeholders in insolvency litigation and is regularly instructed in high-profile and complex cases.

Amit Gupta regularly acts on officer misfeasance cases, often involving some aspects of fraud. He is instructed on behalf of a broad client base of liquidators, administrators and companies.

James Davies is particularly adept at handling cross-border insolvency issues. With expertise spanning both corporate and personal insolvency, Davies has notable experience in bankruptcy and winding-up petitions as well as in applications to remove office holders.

James Pickering KC is a highly sought-after practitioner at the insolvency Bar who regularly handles high-profile, multimillion-pound disputes. His areas of expertise include guarantee claims and fraud trials, alongside proceedings arising out of cryptocurrency debt. He acts for a diverse portfolio of clients that include administrators, liquidators and lenders.

Phillip Gale focuses his practice on insolvency, commercial and property law. He frequently acts as sole counsel and represents limited companies, administrators and liquidators in freezing orders, administrations and personal insolvencies.

Simon Johnson is a well-regarded junior experienced in the handling of both corporate and personal insolvencies. He acts for a broad range of clients, including creditors, debtors and insolvency office holders, and is regularly called upon to defend challenges to office holder appointments.

Geoffrey Zelin remains a popular choice for big-ticket insolvency cases, accepting instructions from a broad client base including liquidators, receivers and administrators. His corporate insolvency expertise includes cases concerning asset recovery claims, professional negligence claims and retrospective administration orders.

Madeline Dixon is a talented commercial chancery barrister who is regularly instructed in both corporate and personal insolvency proceedings. She has experience acting for insolvency office holders and private individuals, and is well versed in winding-up petitions, disputed bankruptcies and cases involving allegations of misfeasance.

Mairi Innes is a solid junior with commercial and insolvency litigation expertise. Both led and unled, she is often instructed by trustees in bankruptcy in related insolvency proceedings. She also has experience in winding-up petitions.

Samuel Hodge is an up and coming junior, with a busy insolvency and restructuring practice. He routinely acts for liquidators, applicant companies and petitioners on a variety of claims, including winding-up orders, breach of directors' duties and injunctions. He has appeared in the High Court, Court of Appeal and in the Supreme Court and has also taken on numerous advocacy roles, where he has performed cross-examination.