Displaying ‘superb expertise in this field’, Howes Percival LLP’s group of insolvency lawyers and litigators have acted on some of the largest non-bank panel insolvency cases, namely advising the administrator of a failed investment firm with possible recoveries in excess of £100m. In Leicester, Carl Mifflin continues to win instructions advising liquidators of companies engaged in aggressive tax avoidance schemes and has successfully recovered more than £10m for the benefit of HMRC. Northampton’s key litigators include Deborah Nigh and Katie Summers, who focuses on complex antecedent claims and major bankruptcy cases.

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‘The team has superb expertise in this field, including in the context of high-profile government instructions in directors disqualification and public interest winding ups. The team has a wealth of experience in running all aspects of heavy litigation and the complex disclosure that involves. The team is able to give effective strategic advice to clients and has excellent foresight to anticipate issues in litigation and deal with them effectively.’
‘The Northampton Team have a very strong presence in client debt recovery and work with various stakeholders to secure practitioners for formal appointments where required.’

Key clients

Administrator of Orthios Eco Parks (Anglesey) Limited and Orthios Power (Anglesey) Limited
Administrator of Wright Vehicle Solutions Limited and WVS Properties Limited
F A Simms & Partners
Parker Getty Limited
Begbies Traynor (Central) LLP
Grant Thornton UK LLP
Manolete Partners plc
Mazars LLP
Blades Insolvency Service
Springfields Advisory LLP

Work highlights

Acted for the administrator of Orthios Eco Parks (Anglesey) and Orthios Power (Anglesey), two companies that owned a 213-acre site in Anglesey for the development of a biomass power station.
Acted for a liquidator in advising on the validity of various security documents over a company and its properties and that of its associated companies under which there was some £2.35m owed.
Acted for liquidators in respect of various claims against the director of a company, principally that she was in breach of her duties as a director and thereby guilty of misfeasance under Section 212 of the Insolvency Act 1986.

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Carl Mifflin

Howes Percival LLP

Carl specialises in all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency, in particular advising businesses and business owners on their duties, options and responsibilities when facing financial difficulties and acting for Insolvency Practitioners on insolvency appointments, business sales, investigations and asset recovery. Carl is recognised for commercial and pragmatic advice to insolvency practitioners and business owners. At his previous firm, the Legal 500 recognised Carl as “one of the best insolvency lawyers in Nottingham”.

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