Miles deals with all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency, acting in respect of a wide variety of contentious and non-contentious issues. He acts for both national and regional insolvency practitioners as well as company directors, debtors and creditors.In terms of personal insolvency, Miles regularly advises and acts in respect of Possession and Sale Applications, Income Payments Orders, Suspension of Discharge from Bankruptcy Applications, Delivery up and Examination Orders, Transaction at Undervalue, Preference and Excessive Pension Contribution Claims, Bankruptcy Petitions and Annulment Applications.Miles’ corporate insolvency experience includes acting in respect of Administrations, Appointment, Business and asset sales/purchases, Post Appointment Advice, Liquidations, Office holder investigations, Delivery up and Examination Orders, Antecedent Transaction Claims, and Winding Up Petitions.
England - North West • Finance
Freeths LLP
The firm’s national head of restructuring and insolvency Joey Byrne, who is noted as a ‘leader in the field’, heads Freeths LLP’s practice, which is formed of numerous solicitors who are dual-qualified insolvency practitioners. It has a strong reputation for its work for its extensive portfolio of clients in both contentious and non-contentious contexts. Expert in non-contentious work Kevin Pinkerton, who leads on many of the team’s most prominent matters, is recognised for his ability to form ‘outstanding client relationships’, whilst associate Miles Hacking, who ably handles high-value court applications and administration proceedings, is noted as ’excellent’.
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‘A growing team that has managed to retain all of its talent in a competitive market over the last decade. Every individual is a specialist in insolvency with their own further specialised skillset within the field.’
‘Joey Byrne has seen and done everything. He still has hands-on involvement in an active caseload that benefits from his in-depth knowledge. His judgment calls are second-to-none. Matthew Kelly is unflappable. He has excellent attention-to-detail and does not lose a winnable case. Miles Hacking is excellent at client management and is able to deal with urgent matters very well.’
‘The team has a varied approach but is always pragmatic, practical and commercial. They work alongside clients, providing sensible answers to complex scenarios.’
‘Kevin Pinkerton and Miles Hacking make a very good team. They work well together and provide a great service.’
‘The Freeths team has a number of dual-qualified solicitors and insolvency practitioners. It has specialists dealing with contentious and non-contentious work and has a very strong reputation for both.’
‘Kevin Pinkerton is a dual-qualified solicitor and insolvency practitioner who has outstanding client relationships. Kevin is intelligent, commercial and easy to deal with. Joey Byrne is a well-respected litigator with a reputation for his no-nonsense approach; he is a recognised a leader in the field.’
‘The team is large enough to deal with good-sized cases, but small enough to really offer the personal touch. There is a great deal of experience in dealing with contentious claims in corporate and personal insolvency, particularly arising out of tax schemes.’
‘Joey Byrne is a very experienced partner with a very good commercial sense for how to resolve cases. Chris Ali has acquired particular experience in relation to complex IVAs.’
Key clients
- Adcroft Hilton Limited
- Anderson Brookes Insolvency Practitioners Ltd
- Antony Batty LLP
- Arkle Insolvency
- Armstong Watson
- Asertis Litigation Funding
- Auker Rhodes
- Bailey Ahmad
- Ballard Business Recovery
- Barringtons Corporate Recovery
- Beesley Group
- Begbies Traynor Group PLC
- Bespoke Insolvency Solutions
- BHP Corporate Solutions
- Brailey Hicks
- Bridgestones
- Buchler Phillips Group LLP
- Business Liquidation Ltd
- Carter Clark
- CFS LLP
- Clarke Bell Ltd
- CMD Partners UK Limited
- Cowgill Holloway Business Recovery LLP
- Crawford Accountants LLP
- Cromwell Insolvency
- Currie Young Group
- Debt Movement Ltd
- DMC Recovery
- Dow Schofield Watts Business Recovery LLP
- Durkan Cahill
- Evelyn Partners
- Expedium Ltd
- Focus Insolvency Group
- Fortis Insolvency Limited
- FRP Advisory Group
- FS Capital Limited
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Greenfield Recovery Limited
- Griffins Insolvency Practitioners LLP
- Henderson & Jones Ltd
- Ideal Corporate Solutions
- Interpath Ltd
- Johnson Geddes Ltd
- Kay Johnson Gee Corporate Recovery Limited
- KBL Advisory Ltd
- Keystone Recovery Ltd
- Kroll
- KW Recovery Ltd
- Leading Business Services Ltd
- Leonard Curtis Group
- Lewis BRI
- Lucas Ross Limited
- Mackenzie Golderg Johnson
- Manolete Partners PLC
- Marshall Peters Limited
- Mazars LLP
- McTear Williams Wood
- Menzies LLP
- Mercury Corporate Recovery Solutions Limited
- Michael Chamberlain & Co
- Milner Boardman & Partners
- MB Insolvency
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Opus Restructuring
- Oliver Elliot
- Oury Clark
- Path Business Recovery
- PWC
- Quantuma
- Resolve Advisory Ltd
- Restart Business Turnaround & Insolvency
- RG Insolvency
- Rimes & Co
- Robson Scott Associates
- Royce Peeling Green Limited
- RSM
- SC Finance Limited
- Seneca Insolvency Practitioners
- Simply Corporate
- SFP Restructuring Limited
- Turpin Barker Armstrong
- Umbrella Accountants LLP
- West Gate Restructuring Ltd
- Wilson Field Group
- TH Financial Recovery Ltd
Work highlights
- Acted for Lucas Ross (as liquidators) and Asertis in relation to claims against over 30 individuals seeking recovery of circa £8.5m as unpaid share capital or by way of subrogation.
- Acted for Mazars as administrators in relation to a sale of the business and assets of Grono Lawns Ltd – a Northwest based landscaping supplier.
- Acted for Cowgills Business Recovery as administrators in dealing with their appointment and a sale of the business and assets of this business which operates as a forum for consumers who wish to sell clothes and other items online.
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Joey is national head of restructuring and insolvency at Freeths. His particular speciality is contentious insolvency matters and, in particular, asset recovery.
Partner and qualified insolvency practitioner dealing with all aspects of corporate recovery and insolvency with a particular focus on non-contentious work arising out of administrations. Advises insolvency practitioners, directors, creditors and individuals on a wide range of issues arising from financial distress.
Practice head
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Joey Byrne