England - South East • Finance
Boyes Turner
The ‘technically excellent’ Reading-based team of ‘first-class lawyers’ at Boyes Turner is proficient in advising on a diverse range of matters, including the defence of winding up petitions, connected administrations and the realisation of company assets. Practice head Phil Smith assists insolvency practitioners, shareholders and creditors, dispensing ‘solid and diligent’ advice on company administrations and fixed charge receiverships. The ‘very knowledgeable’ Oliver Fitzpatrick is particularly adept at handling antecedent transactions and recovery litigation, often acting for administrators and trustees in bankruptcy.
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Testimonials
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‘Boyes Turner are a regional practice with first-class lawyers and are able to assist their insolvency clients with a proactive no nonsense approach. They are technically excellent and have a fantastic debt collection department.’
‘Phil Smith has an elephantine memory and loads of experience. Excellent in complex insolvency matters.'
'Donna Goddard really is first class.’
‘A focused and truly specialist insolvency team, with complimentary skills across the two partners and supporting team.'
‘Oliver Fitzpatrick is a personable and practically minded solicitor who provides clear and concise advice. A key and highly trusted adviser. Oliver is very knowledgeable and suggests practical solutions to problems. He pays attention to detail and is proactive in dealing with matters arising. I am always confident that he will get on with the job at hand.’
‘Boyes Turner provide excellent support, confidently handling possession and sale applications, plus extensive litigation. They are commercially aware and sensitive to the needs to ensure a recovery for insolvent estates. The team are easy to work with, and technically astute.’
‘Phil Smith is a true gentleman and a great insolvency solicitor. Easy to talk to, Phil grasps the intricacies of a case quickly and delivers solid, diligent advice, with no fluff or ambiguity.’
‘I find them very knowledgeable across all aspects of insolvency work adopting a practical approach in stressful situations. They offer flexibility and understanding.’
Work highlights
- Acting for TruSolv Business Recovery, the joint administrators of DJS (UK) Limited, a fintech company which provided short term, high-cost loans.
- Acting for BDO LLP, the joint liquidators of Azinor Catalyst Limited (company which held a portfolio of UK continental shelf assets) on the sale of various rights held pursuant to North Sea oil extraction licences.
- Acting for Evelyn Partners, the joint trustees in bankruptcy of an individual who has fled the jurisdiction and moved overseas to Dubai. Extensive asset tracing exercises have been required to determine the location of assets in numerous jurisdictions within Europe and the Middle East.
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Oliver is a Partner and head of the market-leading and highly regarded Insolvency and Business Support team at Boyes Turner. He primarily acts for insolvency practitioners and provides specialist and pragmatic advice to clients on the full range of formal insolvency processes, both in a corporate and a personal context. Oliver also acts for company directors, companies, lenders and private individuals. Oliver's expertise is in not only in transactional and advisory matters, such asset realisation and protection work and dealing with an array of technical issues, but also with contentious insolvency cases that involve either challenges to appointments, antecedent transactions, asset preservation or cross boarder issues to name but a few.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Phil Smith