Chambers Review
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Restructuring/Insolvency - UK
What the Team is Known For
Gatehouse Chambers offers "reliability and awareness of the ever-changing world of insolvency." The set's barristers are routinely instructed on behalf of creditors, limited companies and trustees in administrations, bankruptcies and liquidations. The set is very well versed in director misfeasance, winding-up petitions and unfair prejudice matters, among numerous others. Recent instructions for the set include acting on behalf of a liquidator of an insolvent investment fund. The claim was for misfeasance and breach of duty against the fund’s directors.
Elliot Langdorf is the practice director.
Strengths
Gatehouse Chambers clerks are super helpful and responsive.
Practice manager Marc Gilby is very responsive and is a real standout.
Marc Gilby is personable, quick and so proactive and super friendly.
Notable practitioners
Sarah Clarke is a well-regarded insolvency junior noted for her expert handling of both corporate and personal insolvency work. She is regularly instructed to act on behalf of parties including debtors, creditors and insolvency practitioners. She is also noted for her expertise in civil recovery.
Sarah Clarke's opinions are drafted in a very comprehensive and clear way.
Sarah has an extremely user-friendly style and gets to the root of an issue quickly and without fuss. She is an absolute go-to for straight talking, practical advice, steeped in commercial realism.
Her knowledge of the law is excellent and she applies it in a pragmatic way in her advice.
She is a great advocate and is incredibly measured but also impactful.
Jonathan Titmuss is regularly instructed to act on behalf of insolvency practitioners, as well as companies, debtors and creditors, in a range of restructuring and insolvency matters. He has experience appearing in cases involving allegations of fraud or misfeasance.
He's a trial advocate and is tactical and pragmatic in steering cases to settlement.
He knows his stuff inside out and doesn't miss a trick.
He will throw his full weight behind his client and is exceptionally good in his niche.
Katrina Mather is a strong insolvency practitioner. She is very well versed in both contentious and non-contentious aspects such as misfeasance, breach of duty and regulatory obligations.
Katrina is quick on her on her feet and clients respect her for her openness and honesty.
She is a really reliable and good junior.
Phillip Patterson has a growing restructuring and insolvency practice. He is often chosen as sole counsel to handle a variety of complex insolvency matters, which include liquidations and administrations.
Phil has excellent knowledge of the legal issues but also a very good understanding of the approach taken by insolvency practitioners.
He is technically very strong and has a balanced approach.
Philip is extremely user-friendly and approachable.
Phillip is a really safe pair of hands for everything and is brilliant on his feet.
Wendy Parker is a highly regarded senior junior with an impressive restructuring and insolvency practice. She is very well versed in cross-border matters and is regularly sought by both claimants and defendants to act. She is frequently instructed by liquidators and administrators in complex insolvency disputes. She is also very adept at handling high-value bankruptcy cases.
Wendy shines in her knowledge of insolvency.
Wendy is my first choice counsel for any insolvency matter.
She is a safe pair of hands and provides excellent service in an ever-changing field.