Moore Barlow‘s insolvency and restructuring team is regarded by clients as ’commercial and efficient with great technical advice' and predominantly acts for insolvency practitioners on a full range of complex and critical mandates. Rebecca Chaplin and Heather Dobson collectively spearhead the Southampton-based practice: Chaplin is regarded as ‘very knowledgeable and hard working’ and a ’tough litigator’ whilst Dobson is praised for being ‘highly knowledgeable in this technical area, extremely hard-working and ready to go the extra mile’. The pair are vastly experienced in all aspects of insolvency law.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Commercial, efficient, great technical advice and very approachable.’

  • ‘Extremely knowledgeable about the legislation, very hard-working and responsive.’

  • ‘Heather Dobson is highly knowledgeable in this technical area, extremely hard-working and ready to go the extra mile Rebecca Chaplin - also very knowledgeable and hard-working and a tough litigator.’

  • ‘The team have an excellent knowledge of insolvency’

  • ‘Strong on both contentious and non-contentious assignments and the flexibility to handle the smaller as well as larger assignments.’

  • ‘Heather Dobson - very knowledgeable and can deliver creative solutions.’

  • ‘Moore Barlow has a solid knowledge and understanding of insolvency.’

  • ‘Chris Parsons is incredibly responsive, open to suggestions and ideas, and is always very pleasant and accommodating. ’

Key clients

  • Alvarez & Marsal
  • Approved Recovery
  • Antony Batty & Co
  • Azets
  • Bailey Ahmad Business Recovery
  • Begbies Traynor
  • Cooper Young
  • Evelyn Partners
  • Even Keel
  • FRP Advisory
  • FTS Recovery
  • Interpath Advisory
  • James Cowper
  • Jeremy Knight & Co
  • Kirks
  • Kreston Reeves
  • Leonard Curtis
  • Mazars
  • McTear Williams & Wood
  • Menzies
  • Moore Kingston Smith
  • Moorfields Advisory
  • PKF GM
  • PWC
  • Quantuma
  • RG Insolvency
  • RSM Restructuring Advisory

Work highlights

  • Acting for the liquidator of various companies within a group of SPV companies, each of which owned property at varying stages of development.
  • Acting for Simon Renshaw and Avner Radomsky of RG Insolvency, as administrators of Acuity Invoice Finance Limited – in Administration.
  • Acting for a creditor in respect of two urgent court applications for administration orders where the director of the insolvent companies had allegedly taken over £2M of client funds from investment accounts, and a further £2M of company funds in director’s loans.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Rebecca Chaplin, Heather Dobson

Other key lawyers

Christopher Parsons