Matthew Weston > Birketts LLP > Chelmsford, England > Lawyer Profile

Birketts LLP
BRIERLY PLACE
NEW LONDON ROAD
CHELMSFORD
CM2 0AP
England

Work Department

Insolvency and Corporate Recovery

Position

Legal Director

Career

Matthew joined the firm in 2001. His practice covers contentious and non-contentious aspects of insolvency (both personal and corporate), and general commercial litigation.

Matthew’s commercial litigation practice encompasses proceedings in the High Court and Country Court, as well as arbitration and expert determination. He has experience of obtaining freezing orders and other injunctive relief from the courts.

Matthew is a keen advocate of alternative dispute resolution, in particular mediation.

Memberships

Matthew is a member of R3.

Lawyer Rankings

South East > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery

Birketts LLP is known as an ‘excellent high quality regional practice’ in the insolvency and restructuring space. Laurence Weeks heads up the group and acts as a trusted advisor to a large number of insolvency practitioners. Greg Allan is the key name on the non-contentious side of the practice, whilst director Matthew Weston is an important contact for dealing with non-contentious and contentious insolvency matters.

South East > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Essex

Birketts LLP advises a varied client roster of individuals, owner-managed businesses, listed companies and international corporates. The team’s clientele spans a wide range of sectors, including agriculture, tech, education, defence and transport. Praised by clients for its ‘diverse capabilities and innovative practices’, the team has notable experience in handling fraud-related disputes, housing numerous insolvency experts, including William Arran and Matthew Weston. Arran is a specialist in commercial disputes and the enforcement of judgements in the UK and abroad, while practice head Daden Hunt‘s primary areas of expertise are professional negligence claims and shareholder disputes.