Sydney Mitchell LLP offers a comprehensive service to insolvency practitioners, receivers and lenders. It is experienced in advising clients on their contentious claims, recovery options and duties as receivers. Possessing ‘a real understanding of the law’, Leanne Schneider-Rose captains the practice, with a strength in contentious insolvency claims for insolvency practitioners.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Leanne Schneider-Rose is excellent. She has a real understanding of the law, works very hard for her clients to achieve the best results for them, makes very good contributions to discussions, is very user-friendly and makes herself available.’

  • ‘The insolvency department is excellent and is one of the first that I think when we need advice.’

  • ‘Leanne Schneider-Rose is an excellent lawyer. She understand the issues quickly and provides great advice which is practical commercial and to the point.’

  • ‘Professional, extremely knowledgeable and pragmatic approach to dealing with issues.’

  • ‘Leanne Schneider-Rose has great sector knowledge and able to offer practical solutions.’

Key clients

  • Dains Business Recovery Ltd
  • FRP Advisory LLP
  • Smart Business Recovery Ltd
  • Skybridge Lending Ltd

Work highlights

  • Advised FRP in respect of a potential claim against a director in respect of the recoverability of monies in a share premium account.
  • Advising a bridging lender in an application to the court for an Administration Order due to issues with security documents meaning that an out of court appointment was not possible.
  • Advising a lender in respect of the Appointment of Receivers over a property subject to a first charge and a piece of land subject to a first charge but upon which part of the property had been built.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Leanne Schneider-Rose

Other key lawyers

Heleena Gandham