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Radcliffe Chambers

Restructuring/Insolvency

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Radcliffe Chambers

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Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Bar)

Band 3

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What the Team is Known For

Radcliffe Chambers is "well-renowned for its barrister’s knowledge and experience in the restructuring market." Members offer expertise spanning a wide range of restructuring and insolvency matters, including both corporate and personal insolvencies. The set houses a strong bench of barristers who regularly handle matters concerning liquidations and administrations, as well as CVAs and directors' disqualification matters. The team is regularly instructed in both domestic and multi-jurisdictional disputes, and its broad client base includes government bodies, financial institutions, major corporations and private individuals. Recent instructions for the set include acting in HSBC v Newocean (Shenzhen) Energy Investment Limited (1) & Sound Hong Kong Limited (2), concerning contested applications for the appointment of liquidators over companies incorporated in the British Virgin Islands.

John Clark is the head of clerking.

Strengths

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  • Lee Wright and Calum Clark are super friendly, helpful, proactive and straight talking.

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  • The Clerks and Lee Wright in particular, are always willing to go above and beyond.

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  • Lee Wright, deputy head of clerking, is always very helpful, user-friendly and commercial.

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  • Callum Clark, senior practice manager, is one of the best in the business.

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  • The clerks are very clearly dedicated to ensuring an excellent service ensues.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Tina Kyriakides
    Band 2Tina Kyriakides

    Tina Kyriakides

    Tina Kyriakides is rated highly in the insolvency space, where she is noted for her commercial approach. Her insolvency expertise is wide-ranging, including administration, voluntary arrangements and directors' disqualification proceedings. She has considerable experience representing clients in both corporate and personal insolvency cases. She also sits as a deputy Insolvency and Companies Court judge.

    • She has a incredible depth of understanding and is an incredibly balanced barrister.

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    • She's just a very down to earth, practical and effective barrister.

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    • Tina is pragmatic and steady.

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    • She has very persuasive advocacy and her quality of work is great.

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  • Band 3Adam Deacock
    Band 3Adam Deacock

    Adam Deacock

    Adam Deacock handles the full spectrum of insolvency work. He regularly appears in court and offers expert counsel to a diverse range of clients in an advisory capacity. His areas of expertise include technical restructurings and litigation concerning high-value misfeasance and fraud. He is also well regarded for his expertise in pre-emptive remedies.

    • He's an effective communicator.

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    • Adam is good on his feet and is very strong on insolvency matters.

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  • Band 3Kate Rogers
    Band 3Kate Rogers

    Kate Rogers

    Kate Rogers offers expertise in both corporate and personal insolvencies, and is regularly instructed in cases involving allegations of misfeasance, wrongful trading and transactions at an undervalue. She has significant experience appearing before the High Court in contested winding-up petitions.

    • Kate Rogers is highly rated due to her exceptional technical knowledge and strong advocacy skills.

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    • She is excellent on her feet and reads the room very well in terms of anticipating what the judge wants.

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    • She is client-friendly and provides sound advice.

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  • Band 4Christopher Buckley
    Band 4Christopher Buckley

    Christopher Buckley

    Christopher Buckley is noted for his expert handling of both corporate and personal insolvencies. He is frequently instructed in contested administration applications, directors' disqualification proceedings and bankruptcy restriction orders. He has experience acting on behalf of a wide range of parties, including insolvent companies and individuals, creditors and insolvency office holders.

    • He is firm on his points and has good courtroom instincts.

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  • Band 4David Mohyuddin
    Band 4David Mohyuddin

    David Mohyuddin

    David Mohyuddin KC has a notable insolvency practice complemented by wider company, commercial and chancery capabilities. He is popular with clients for his work in contentious cases, frequently advising on disputes surrounding liquidations and allegations of fraud arising from insolvency. He is also noted for his expertise in asset recovery.

    • David is very user-friendly and a good advocate.

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    • David is incredibly user-friendly, knowledgeable, fantastic technically and yet commercial and calm in his approach.

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    • David Mohyuddin gives very commercially-minded, practical advice.

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  • Band 4Dawn McCambley
    Band 4Dawn McCambley

    Dawn McCambley

    Dawn McCambley enjoys a strong reputation in the insolvency arena, given her evident expertise in areas such as misfeasance, wrongful trading and transaction avoidance. She is notably strong in matters centring on fraud.

    • Her drafting is excellent.

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    • Dawn grasps the issues of a case quickly and is good on her feet at court.

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    • Dawn is brilliant at understanding the issues at hand. She is technically great, user-friendly and commercial in her approach.

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    • She is experienced in dealing with complex insolvency matters, is very approachable, knowledgeable and responsive.

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  • Band 4James Morgan
    Band 4James Morgan

    James Morgan

    James Morgan KC is an experienced silk with recognised expertise in the insolvency field. He has significant experience appearing before the High Court in complex proceedings, and displays strength in the handling of misfeasance claims and administrations.

    • He is highly intelligent but also very down to earth and approachable.

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  • Band 4Katie Longstaff
    Band 4Katie Longstaff

    Katie Longstaff

    Katie Longstaff is a well-regarded junior with a broad corporate and personal insolvency practice. She fields particular expertise in cross-border matters and has significant experience acting as sole counsel for insolvency office holders, companies and individuals in the High Court.

    • Katie is diligent, hard-working and well prepared. She cares deeply about getting the right results and is very user-friendly and accessible.

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    • Katie was excellent throughout the case - prompt, accurate and personable. She took a great commercial view of the matter and her advocacy was strong.

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  • Band 4Matthew Weaver
    Band 4Matthew Weaver

    Matthew Weaver

    Matthew Weaver KC is highly regarded for his broad insolvency expertise. His practice spans the gamut of contentious and non-contentious corporate and personal insolvency matters, and he is regularly instructed to act on behalf of creditors, administrators, liquidators and trustees in bankruptcy, among other parties.

    • Matt is known for his exceptional legal acumen and ability to navigate complex cases with ease.

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    • Matt is brilliant across the board. He is extremely clever, superb on his feet and understands the commercial environment.

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    • Matthew is brilliant technically, easy to communicate with, commercial and calm in his approach.

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    • Matthew is incredibly approachable and a real pleasure to work with.

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  • Band 5Andrew Brown
    Band 5Andrew Brown

    Andrew Brown

    Andrew Brown focuses his practice on both insolvency and commercial law. He has a strong expertise in appeals cases and regularly appears before the Court of Appeal and in complex, high-profile litigation.

    • He displays brilliant advocacy.

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    • He remains objective in his view.

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    • Andrew is so easy to get on with and he is very pragmatic and gets to the point quickly. He is somebody you can absolutely rely on.

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    • He is very user-friendly, accessible and feels like you have another member of the team.

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    • Andrew is a consistent, capable advocate and a considered safe pair of hands. He demonstrates commercial awareness and is able to apply appropriate risk management to his client's corporate reality.

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  • Band 5Catherine Doran
    Band 5Catherine Doran

    Catherine Doran

    Catherine Doran garners a strong reputation for her corporate and personal insolvency practice and has particular expertise in directors' disqualification claims. She has a broad range of clients, with experience acting for administrators, directors and corporates.

    • Catherine is an excellent advocate and renders good advice, pitched at the level of the client.

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    • Catherine Doran is very pragmatic and really good with clients.

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  • Band 5Christopher Boardman
    Band 5Christopher Boardman

    Christopher Boardman

    Christopher Boardman KC undertakes the full scope of insolvency work, acting in both contentious and non-contentious cases. He is regularly instructed in both corporate and personal insolvencies. He is highly effective on cross-border matters and brings to bear his experience as an international derivatives trader when advising on technical financial cases.

    • He is very good in court and is well prepared.

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  • Up and ComingAlexander Kingston-Splatt
    Up and ComingAlexander Kingston-Splatt

    Alexander Kingston-Splatt

    Alexander Kingston-Splatt uses his previous experience as a solicitor to support his substantive practice at the Bar. He is well versed in handling complex, high value and contentious insolvency and restructuring claims and covers winding-up and bankruptcy petitions, as well as applications by insolvent companies.

    • Alexander is a very commercial and calm advocate with a strategic approach.

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    • He is quick thinking, grasps technical points and issues quickly and provides tactical advice.

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    • Alex is outstanding, receptive and very user-friendly.

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  • Up and ComingJames Fagan
    Up and ComingJames Fagan

    James Fagan

    James Fagan is recognised for his growing practice at the Bar, having previously practiced as a solicitor. He has a diverse restructuring and insolvency practice and routinely acts for applicants, administrators and debtors, in matters involving liquidation and bankruptcy and winding-up petitions. Fagan is also qualified to practice in England and Wales and Ireland.

    • James is very good on his feet and is thorough and great in cross-examination.

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    • He's super responsive, very easy to work with, technically good and gets the commercials.

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