We specialise in  providing advice on contentious and non-contentious issues arising from:

• Administrations
• Administrative receiverships
• LPA receiverships
• Creditors’ voluntary, members’ voluntary and compulsory liquidations
• Company voluntary arrangements
• Bankruptcy
• Individual voluntary arrangements
• Company and partnership reconstructions
• Claims against directors
• Defending directors’ disqualification applications
• Landlords’ rights on insolvency
• Creditor support including attendance at creditors’ meetings
• Retention of title and liens 

Some recent examples of our work 

Obtaining a substantial award of damages on behalf of a liquidator against directors arising from preference payments.

Obtaining orders for possession and sale against individuals on behalf of their trustees in bankruptcy.

Defending a claim brought against an individual by his trustee in bankruptcy arising from alleged transactions at an undervalue.

Insolvency team

Our integrated approach ensures that complex insolvency issues are dealt with by our experienced insolvency team in conjunction with areas such as corporate and commercial, employment and commercial property.

Rob Moore Partner and head of commercial litigation & insolvency Rob specialises in litigation and insolvency and advises clients ranging from individuals to large institutions. He has also acted for the majority of insolvency practitioners based in and around Sheffield.

Peter Crawford Insolvency lawyer Peter specialises in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, general company/commercial law and banking. He has acted for a number of large national and international companies in multimillion-pound deals.

Julian Rowden Partner Julian covers a range of commercial property matters, including leases, development sites, funding arrangements, corporate support and sales. He has been instrumental in many major projects across Sheffield and beyond.