About

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At Moore Barlow, our dedicated Insolvency & Restructuring team brings together a unique blend of technical expertise, commercial insight and practical support. We’ve grown to become the largest and most diverse specialist Insolvency & Restructuring practice in our region, advising insolvency practitioners, directors, lenders, landlords, creditors and individuals facing financial challenges.

What sets us apart is our ability to deliver both contentious and non-contentious work at a consistently high level. Our team includes Heather Dobson, one of the UK’s few dual-qualified lawyers and licensed insolvency practitioners.

We build strong, lasting relationships by acting as an extension of our clients’ teams, offering clear, responsive and pragmatic advice that helps them navigate difficult situations with confidence. We are true experts in the field and have extensive experience of dealing with complex corporate insolvency matters for a broad spectrum of businesses.

Chambers Review

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Restructuring/Insolvency - The South

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Moore Barlow acts for insolvency practitioners on a full range of matters, with regular work on contentious issues. The firm also works with individuals and companies to defend claims brought by administrators and liquidators. It has additional experience advising on refinancing and acquisitions out of administration. The team is further noted for expertise in receiverships and IVAs.

Work Highlights

  • Moore Barlow advised and acted for Zain Iqbal of Cooper Young as liquidator of the Daniel Johns group of companies, in relation to properties owned by the companies at varying stages of development.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Heather Dobson
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Heather Dobson
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Band 1
Heather Dobson leads the insolvency and restructuring team in Southampton. She is held in high esteem for her restructuring and insolvency practice, advising debtors, creditors and administrators on sales of business and assets and debt recovery matters. She also has experience handling fraud issues.

Heather's technical knowledge is very strong. She is problem-solving and pragmatic.

Heather is simply the best insolvency solicitor in the industry, in my opinion. I trust and rely on her advice and expertise, and clients find her approachable and commercial.

She is a strong and commercial solicitor.

Heather is so talented. She just gets it. She is all over everything and has a great analytical mind. If there was a lawyer I would use if my life depended on it, it would be Heather.

Rebecca Chaplin
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Rebecca Chaplin
Head of Restructuring/Insolvency
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Band 2
Rebecca Chaplin has notable expertise in advising company directors and insolvency practitioners on a range of insolvency matters. She is highlighted for her adept handling of litigation.

Rebecca is experienced, knowledgeable, approachable and commercial.

She is very practical and personable, someone who is easy to talk to about tactical issues. She is a very safe pair of hands.

Chris Parsons
Chris Parsons
Associates to watch
Chris Parsons is an associate solicitor within the corporate restructuring and insolvency team. He acts on a wide range of matters including bankruptcy, claims against directors, and both personal and corporate insolvency.

Chris is quick to respond to a query.

Chris is good; he gets out and about and gets on well with people.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Heather Dobson
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Heather Dobson
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Band 1
Rebecca Chaplin
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Rebecca Chaplin
Head of Restructuring/Insolvency
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Band 2
Chris Parsons
Chris Parsons
Associates to watch

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Laura Rochford

Rebecca Chaplin

Rebecca Chaplin

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