Drawing upon strong ties with national and regional IPs, as well as with public sector clients as creditors, Hugh James receives a regular flow of work on formal insolvency situations, as well as in a corporate restructuring context. Team head Alex Pay is a the forefront of most of the work and is able to leverage his broader commercial litigation prowess to good effect on contentious insolvency matters, in particular. In addition, Pay has niche expertise in dealing with insolvent probate estates.

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Key clients

  • Menzies LLP
  • Mazars LLP
  • Begbies Traynor LLP
  • BDO LLP
  • Kennway Francis Ltd
  • Quantuma Advisory Ltd
  • Bishop Fleming LLP
  • Welsh Government

Work highlights

  • Advised Carter Backer Winter and Kennway Francis (as Trustee in Bankruptcy and successor Trustee) in protracted possession proceedings concerning bankrupt’s property.
  • Advised Bishop Fleming as Liquidator in relation to potential support of a preference claim.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Alex Pay