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Restructuring/Insolvency - Northern (Bar)

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What the Team is Known For

Kings Chambers is a highly regarded set on the Northern Circuit. The set is noted for its broad commercial practice. The set possesses a strong bench of senior and junior barristers experienced in the handling of both contentious and non-contentious insolvency-related matters. The team offers representation to insolvency office holders, companies and directors, and works on disputes at both a domestic and international level. One respondent highlights the set's "good breadth of expertise" across seniority levels.

Gary Young is the chief clerk.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Ben Harding
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Ben Harding
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Band 1

Ben Harding is a commercial chancery barrister who is instructed in a range of contentious insolvency cases. He has experience appearing in winding-up petitions and directors' disqualification matters. Harding regularly acts in misfeasance and breach of trust claims, and represents certain considerable corporate entities.

He has a very solid practice in insolvency and he's a very competent and capable practitioner; a very strong safe pair of hands and a calming influence.

Lesley Anderson
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Lesley Anderson
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Lesley Anderson KC is a top restructuring and insolvency silk offering expertise across the board. She is well equipped to handle both corporate and personal insolvency matters of the utmost complexity. She regularly deals with disputes regarding corporate administrations and liquidations. She is routinely instructed in property-related insolvency matters.

She's a real powerhouse and very good at holding the room.

Lesley Anderson is extremely good.

Louis Doyle
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Louis Doyle
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Louis Doyle KC has a commercial chancery practice with an emphasis on shareholder and director disputes arising from insolvency. He also focuses on asset recovery, breach of duty claims and general insolvency work. He is experienced in the handling of both corporate and personal insolvency matters, representing certain high-profile clients.

He is an insolvency god and literally wrote the book.

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Lucy Wilson-Barnes
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Band 2

Lucy Wilson-Barnes is frequently instructed in litigious matters related to directors' duties and bankruptcy. Wilson-Barnes has a practice that comprises shareholder disputes and professional negligence, in addition to a keen focus on insolvency. She comfortably deals with both corporate and personal insolvency issues, while also acting as counsel for government legal departments.

Lucy is simply excellent at dealing with insolvency matters. She knows how to take the right points and deal with things strategically.

She's vastly experienced and I would defy anyone to know the public interest and director disqualification area better than she does.

She is a very good barrister; very detailed, very thorough and certainly knows insolvency law.

Paul Chaisty
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Paul Chaisty
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Paul Chaisty KC is a highly respected silk whose commercial practice includes a focus on insolvency litigation. He habitually represents lenders and company-side clients in recovery and insolvency cases, with a focus on unfair prejudice claims. His broad industry expertise covers sectors such as real estate and sports.

Paul doesn't cut any corners. He's thorough and he's doing his job really well.

He is the one-stop shop of excellence and a ferocious barrister in the best sense.

Neil Berragan
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Neil Berragan
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Neil Berragan handles matters spanning the full spectrum of insolvency work and habitually opposes respected silks in court. He tackles contentious matters both for and against administrators and liquidators. He assists with sizeable administrations and defends directors against claims arising from insolvency.

Neil is solid and a very persuasive advocate in this area. He's hugely experienced, very competent, very strong and very practical in terms of advice.

Ranked Barristers at
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Silks (KC)

Northern (Bar)

Restructuring/Insolvency

Lesley Anderson KC
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Lesley Anderson KC
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Band 1
Louis Doyle KC
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Louis Doyle KC
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Band 1
Paul Chaisty KC
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Paul Chaisty KC
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Band 2

Juniors

Northern (Bar)

Restructuring/Insolvency

Ben Harding
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Ben Harding
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Band 1
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Lucy Wilson-Barnes
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Band 2
Neil Berragan
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Neil Berragan
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Band 3