Ranking tables

Restructuring/Insolvency | UK Bar

Western (Bar)

This section covers work on behalf of creditors (including banks, financial investors and steering committees), insolvency practitioners, corporate debtors and their officers/directors. Work examples may include debt restructuring, distressed M&A activity, formal insolvency procedures, contingency planning, debtor advisory work, distressed creditor and equity investment and trading. 

Rankings overview for Sets

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Band 1

  1. Hugh Sims KCGuildhall Chambers
  2. Stephen Davies KCEnterprise Chambers

New Silks

  1. Simon Passfield KCGuildhall Chambers
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Band 1

  1. Christopher BrockmanEnterprise Chambers
  2. Jeremy BamfordEnterprise Chambers
  3. Stefan RamelGuildhall Chambers
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Band 2

  1. Claire ThompsonEnterprise Chambers
  2. Holly DoyleGuildhall Chambers
  3. James HannantGuildhall Chambers
  4. John ChurchillGuildhall Chambers
  5. Richard AscroftGuildhall Chambers

All Sets profiles

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Band 1

  1. Enterprise Chambers
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    Enterprise Chambers
    Restructuring/Insolvency
    2025 | Band 1 | 6 Years Ranked
    Enterprise Chambers houses a strong bench of barristers who are noted by peers as "market leaders in insolvency". Members are adept at handling both personal and corporate insolvencies, and are regularly called upon to represent companies and their directors, insolvency practitioners and government departments. The team is well regarded for its expert handling of both contentious and non-contentious matters. Barristers at Enterprise Chambers recently represented Ms Kireeva, the bankruptcy trustee of Georgy Ivanovich Bedzhamov, in a foreign bankruptcy order which was heard in the Supreme Court.
  2. Guildhall Chambers
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    Guildhall Chambers
    Restructuring/Insolvency
    2025 | Band 1 | 13 Years Ranked
    The barristers at Guildhall Chambers are well regarded across corporate and personal insolvencies. The areas of strength for the team include corporate administrations and liquidations, directors' disqualification proceedings and cross-border insolvencies. The set's barristers act for insolvency office holders and several regulatory bodies. Barristers at Guildhall recently acted for Axiom in Axiom Ince Limited v Modhwadia & Co in obtaining a freezing order and in pursuing claims to recover misappropriated client monies. One interviewee states the set is "able to provide a varied level of expertise from assisting with straightforward applications to highly complex matters" and goes on to highlight that "it is an excellent set of chambers".