About

Provided by Paris Smith LLP

KEY INSOLVENCY AND RESTRUCTURING SERVICES

We can help you in the following areas:

  • transactional insolvency (buying and selling distressed businesses and assets)
  • contentious insolvency (disputes, potential claims and litigation)
  • options in event of financial distress
  • business turnaround and corporate restructuring
  • effect of all forms of formal insolvency procedure including applicable moratoria
  • negotiation and realisation of assets, including debts and bankruptcy properties
  • cross-border insolvency
  • exposures (including risk of prosecution) arising on insolvency and phoenixism;
  • powers and duties of office holders, including appointments
  • administration of insolvent businesses and estates
  • all forms of litigation under insolvency legislation, including bankruptcy annulment
  • directors duties and disqualification
  • enforcement of creditor / landlord rights in insolvent situations

EXAMPLES OF RESTRUCTURING AND INSOLVENCY WORK

  • Assisting the administrators of a major chain of convenience stores to maximise realisations and save jobs through the disposal of numerous trading outlets and associated premises.
  • Acting for insolvency practitioners in claims against third parties and assets including bankruptcy involving unregistered commercial land in London and an administration involving a disputed charge over the assets of a bus company
  • Advising creditors with their claims in insolvencies, including one who was a secured creditor seeking to protect a multi-million pound VAT appeal recovery.



Chambers Review

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Restructuring/Insolvency - The South

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Paris Smith regularly tackles a variety of contentious and non-contentious matters, such as the sale and purchase of distressed assets including residential and commercial real estate. It is notable for its work in the leisure, retail and financial services sectors. It works for a range of local and national organisations, as well as individual directors and trustees in bankruptcy.

Work Highlights

  • Paris Smith was instructed by the administrators of Nexus Independent Financial Advisers and Nexus Investment Managers to advise and assist with post-administration recoveries.

Notable Practitioners

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Mike Pavitt
2
Mike Pavitt
2
Band 2

Mike Pavitt is based in Southampton and heads up the firm's corporate restructuring and insolvency team. He is a distinguished practitioner with a strong practice handling the full range of corporate and personal insolvency matters. He is adept at handling pre-pack sales.

Mike is very technical and up to date with case law, and can also be very down in the detail in relation to arguments.

Mike continues to go from strength to strength in terms of the type of work he does and the quality of it.

Lucy Andrews
Lucy Andrews
Star Associates

Lucy Andrews is a solicitor on the firm's corporate restructuring and insolvency team. She handles a range of contentious and non-contentious matters, including bankruptcy and insolvency litigation and restructurings.

A rising star in the market, she is extremely organised and very on top of a wide variety of matters.

Lucy is very sharp, bright and friendly, and her work is well organised.

Ranked Lawyers at
Paris Smith LLP

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The South

Restructuring/Insolvency

Mike Pavitt
2
Mike Pavitt
2
Band 2
Lucy Andrews
Lucy Andrews
Star Associates

Members

Provided by Paris Smith LLP

Chris Holliss

Christopher Parsons

Cliff Morris

David Eminton

David Roath

Emma Pope

Helen Brown

James McNeil

Jennifer Packer

Lucy Andrews

Michael Moore

Mike Pavitt

Mike Pavitt

Head of Department

Peter Ralls QC

Richard Atcherley

Sophie Dipper