Neil Smyth – Partner

Neil is a partner in the Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery Group and specialises in all forms of non-contentious and contentious corporate and personal insolvency matters, including corporate restructuring. 

He attained higher rights of audience in September 2002 and was listed as one of seven "Associates to Watch" and a "Leader" in the Restructuring/Insolvency Section in Chambers 2006. 

Neil acts primarily for Insolvency Practitioners, but also represents corporate and personal clients on all aspects of insolvency matters and has given client seminars on a variety of topics, including legal updates and retention of title.

Recent cases/transactions:

• Acting on the restructuring and subsequent administration of The Greeting Card Group
• Acting for PWC as the administrators of the BenQ Siemens UK mobile phone distribution business
• Acting for the Administrators of the Powerhouse electronics business
• Acting for the Administrators of The Birmingham Mint

Taylor Wessing Practices

• Litigation & Dispute Resolution
• Reconstruction & Corporate Recovery

Areas of Expertise

• Asset-based lending
• Banking and finance
• Commercial agency and distribution
• Corporate insolvency
• Corporate restructuring
• Directors' duties
• Finance litigation
• Fraud and asset tracing
• Insolvency disputes
• Personal insolvency

Topical Issues

• Health and Safety: Bank and Insolvency professionals, ignore at your peril
• Where credit's due