Ruth Thurland > Geldards LLP > Nottingham, England > Lawyer Profile
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NG2 1EN
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Ruth Thurland
Work Department
Corporate Insolvency
Position
Ruth is an insolvency specialist acting for companies, individuals, directors, creditors and office holders in relation to all aspects of insolvency, both contentious and non-contentious. Ruth deals with both personal and corporate insolvency and acts for Insolvency Practitioners in relation to all aspects of their appointments. She advises both creditors and companies in financial difficulties on their options and is experienced in defending claims by office-holders and advising company directors in relation to proceedings for disqualification or breach of duty.
Ruth’s recent experience includes:
- Appointment of administrators and receivers.
- Sale and purchase of businesses out of administration and liquidation.
- Pursuing and defending applications in relation to preference, transaction at undervalue, wrongful and fraudulent trading, transactions defrauding creditors, misfeasance and breach of duty.
- Asset recovery and preservation.
- Retention of title.
- Advising companies in financial difficulties, particularly those that are the subject of winding up petitions, including applications for validation orders.
- Advising directors on their duties and responsibilities.
- Dealing with director disqualification proceedings and applications for leave to act while disqualified.
Lawyer Rankings
East Midlands > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
(Leading associates)Nino Simone leads the ‘exceptional‘ insolvency team at Geldards LLP, which counts several regional and national insolvency practitioners, directors, creditors, financial institutions and public authorities among its active clients. As head of the dispute resolution team, Simone specialises in complex insolvency litigation. On the advisory side, Ruth Thurland is experienced in advising financial institutions (particularly in Germany) in relation to UK insolvency issues, cross-border insolvency and company director disqualification, and regularly advises retail landlord clients in relation to tenant CVAs.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading associates East Midlands > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insolvency and corporate recovery East Midlands > Finance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Nottingham and Derby
- Real estate > Commercial property: Nottingham and Derby
- Private client > Family
- Public sector > Public sector
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Nottingham and Derby
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Employment > Employment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms