TLT provides a 'technically strong and incredibly responsive' service to banks, IPs and directors, led from London by Andrew Lockerbie and also able to cost-effectively resource matters through using lawyers from the firm's Bristol headquarters. For contentious matters, the 'highly regarded and motivated' Kanika Kitchlu-Connolly has niche expertise in relation to the cross-over between insolvency and proceeds of crime.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Highly knowledgeable, outstanding lawyers and brilliant team players.’

  • ‘The team is technically strong and incredibly responsive.'

  • ‘Andrew Lockerbie and Sarah Hilton – both very good personalities, both very knowledgeable and both very responsive to deadlines.’

  • ‘Kanika Kitchlu-Connolly is a highly regarded and motivated lawyer. She is relentless in pursuing her client's interests.'

  • ‘Kanika Kitchlu-Connolly is a hugely experienced litigator who knows the insolvency world inside and out. She gives well-thought-out advice while taking the heat out of hard-fought litigation.’

  • 'Katherine Jensen is clever, efficient and client focused.’

Key clients

  • BDO as Administrators of Simon Lee Gallery Limited
  • Teneo as Administrators of Theobald’s Park Op Co Ltd
  • Begbies Traynor as Administrators of Ollie Quinn UK Limited
  • Begbies Traynor as Administrators of Cox + Cox Mail Order Limited
  • BDO LLP as joint liquidators of a law firm
  • State Bank of India (as lenders agent for a consortium of 13 Indian banks)
  • Proceeds of Crime Enforcement Receiver at Grant Thornton LLP
  • Grant Thornton UK LLP as Administrators of Kershaw Mechanical Services Limited, Kershaw Group Limited, and other companies within the group

Work highlights

  • Acting for the administrators of a well-known Mayfair art gallery on their appointments, and various matters arising out of the administration.
  • Acting for the enforcement receiver appointed following proceedings brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (being the first time that the FCA has taken criminal action in a case related to its consumer credit powers) to deal with the realisation of several residential properties across London to enable him to make payments under a compensation and confiscation order.
  • Acting for the administrators of a well-known high street and online retailer and optometrists, in relation to matters arising in the administration.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Andrew Lockerbie

Other key lawyers

Kanika Kitchlu-Connolly, Sarah Hilton, Anand Verma, Katherine Jensen, Graeme Macpherson, Rebecca Chapman