Acting on its own as well as often in a multidisciplinary fashion alongside other practices within the firm, Hugh James is particularly effective at advising on formal insolvency and restructuring matters for IPs and creditors. Team head Alex Pay advises officeholders, as well as regularly working with public sector clients as creditors.

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Key clients

  • Menzies LLP
  • Mazars LLP
  • BDO LLP
  • Kennway Francis Ltd
  • Quantuma Advisory Ltd
  • Welsh Government
  • Conwy County Borough Council
  • Monmouthshire County Council
  • Unite the union

Work highlights

  • Advised Cwmni Cynnal Ltd /Quantuma on a substantial project involving the sale of its business and transfer of staff which gave rise to a range of insolvency, corporate, property, charity and employment issues, involving assets valued in excess of £1m.
  • Advised a Wales based local authority in relation to a secured corporate debt, involving assets valued in excess of £1m.|

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alex Pay

Other key lawyers

Richard Locke