Field Seymour Parkes LLP's multi-disciplinary team's recent caseload includes landlord and tenant issues arising out of insolvency, contentious and non-contentious administrator appointments, and both the sales and purchases of businesses from companies in insolvency. Ian Wood-Smith leads the team from Reading and has more than 20 years of experience advising insolvency practitioners, funders and directors on corporate insolvencies and restructurings.
Testimonials
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‘Strong commercial practice that provides timely advice and guidance. Practice consists of a team of experts covering a range of disciplines providing joined up solutions’
‘Team led by Ian Wood-Smith. Consider hime to be a very sage pair of hands who gets the very best out of his team. Stand out is Robert Woodhouse who has provided excellent service and advice, sometimes within very tight deadlines.’
Key clients
- KRE Corporate Recovery Limited
Work highlights
- Instructed by administrators to complete their appointment over an online survey company and then subsequently completed the sale of the business and assets as a pre-pack to the management team after receiving an independent evaluators report.
- Acted on behalf of a scientific research company to attempt to resist a compulsory winding up petition in order to present an application for administration.
- Assisted an overseas exporter in submitting a proof of debt form to Wilko Limited (in administration).
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ian Wood-Smith