Restructuring/Insolvency (Bar) | Global

3 Verulam Buildings is noted as having "good strength in depth and fantastic credentials in financial services". The set is well regarded for its handling of contentious commercial insolvencies, and its tenants are regularly called upon to act for insolvency practitioners in high-value, cross-border recovery actions. The set is described as "an established set with superior capability on an individual and collective level". Recent standout work for members includes Harrington & Charles Trading Co and others v Jatin Mehta and others.

Steve Penson and Stuart Pullum are the senior clerks.

Twenty Essex is noted as "a go-to set for complex personal insolvency matters", regularly advising on both complex restructuring schemes and contentious insolvencies. The set acts for a diverse client base which includes administrators, liquidators, trustees and lenders. Cross-border insolvencies are a key area of strength for the team, and its members have experience appearing before the courts in several offshore jurisdictions such as the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands and Turks & Caicos Islands. The set has continued to attract high-profile, international instructions including representing the State Bank of India in a high-profile bankruptcy case in the commercial court.

Arron Zitver, Christopher Theobald and Anthony Carroll are practice directors at the set.