Contentious insolvency

We are market leaders for insolvency litigation where we represent insolvency office-holders and defendants in relation to complex investigations and claims arising from bankruptcy, liquidation, administration, and voluntary arrangements. 

Our expertise in complex, cross-border fraud claims and asset tracing arising out of insolvency is internationally recognised and our global reach, with offices across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Asia jurisdictions and key partnerships in the US means we are well placed to take urgent, coordinated, cross-border action. Drawing on the sector and specialist legal expertise of our colleagues enables us to provide a full service to clients. 

We regularly advise debtors, creditors, directors and officeholders on matters arising from insolvency scenarios including directors' duties, s216 Insolvency Act interviews, wrongful trading claims, preferences, transactions at an undervalue, transactions defrauding creditors, director loans, unlawful payment of dividends, and injunctions restraining the presentation of winding-up petitions. We also advise insolvency officeholders on their regulatory duties and Russian sanctions. 

We are experienced in litigation funding which can be invaluable in insolvency cases particularly as claims that previously vested in officeholders may now been assigned. Our Taylor Wessing NeTWork is a market-leading proposition that simplifies and expedites how you can obtain litigation funding.