I help businesses, lenders and insolvency practitioners navigate complex disputes and financial distress – supporting them to preserve value, minimise risk and find practical solutions.
As partner and head of the commercial dispute resolution and restructuring & insolvency teams, I bring over 20 years’ experience handling high-value, complex disputes – often acting against leading City firms.
My practice spans both contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters. I advise insolvency practitioners, creditors (including landlords) and companies in financial difficulty, with particular expertise in claims against directors and other high-stakes disputes arising in distressed situations.
Alongside my insolvency practice, I advise on a broad range of commercial disputes, including corporate governance issues, shareholder disputes, and disputes relating to IT and technology contracts.
I have a particular interest in supporting charities and non-profit organisations, advising on disputes as well as governance and restructuring challenges, including situations involving financial distress or insolvency.
Clients value my pragmatic, straightforward approach and focus on achieving the right commercial outcome.
I am recognised as a specialist in commercial dispute resolution and insolvency by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.
Areas of expertise:
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Insolvency disputes
- Director and shareholder disputes
- IT and technology contracts
- Intellectual property
- Complex contractual disputes
Qualifications and memberships
- Admitted as a solicitor in March 2004
- R3: Association of Business Recovery Professionals (Member)
- Member of Insolvency Lawyers Association
If I'm unavailable, please contact:
Lesley Monteith
Legal Secretary +44 (0)1892 765 452 [email protected]
Nicola O’Shea
Legal Secretary +44 (0)1892 506 208 [email protected]
Michelle Kingscott
Legal Secretary +44(0)1403 831225 [email protected]
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Crowe UK LLP / Betteshanger Sustainable Park Limited
Representing joint liquidators in an appeal against the rejection of a creditor claim of over £1 million relating to a construction project.
Green Box Recycling Kent Limited / Richard Monks
Acting for joint Defendants in a claim for breach of director’s duties and knowing receipt relating to the wrongful diversion of business and assets to another company.
Noksel çelik Boru Sanayi A.Ş.
Securing judgment for over $7 million on behalf of an international manufacturing client in a complex Commercial Court claim.
Acting for a BVI company in debt recovery proceedings against a Ukrainian national, subsequent enforcement proceedings against their property in Germany and associated freezing injunction.
Acting for private members’ club The Conduit on a winding-up petition presented by its landlord at the start of the pandemic, and associated restructuring advice.
Advised the Moravian Union, a registered charity, on financial difficulties experienced by one of its boarding schools and its subsequent closure and administration.
Advised on the administration and subsequent business and asset sale of regulated fintech company Oval Money Ltd together with its Spanish subsidiary.
Advising Milk Visual Effects Limited, an independent visual effects company, on cash flow difficulties and a subsequent pre-packaged administration sale.
How we made a difference
My thinking
Navigating financial stress in charities and independent schools
BHS judgment – directors duties and professional advice
Judge robot? Technology’s role in dispute resolution
Reshaping director duties: ESG and corporate responsibility
Government information hub for company directors
Duties and responsibilities of directors
Litigating sustainably – the Greener Litigation Pledge
The insolvency landscape in 2023
Limitation issues in insolvency - the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010
Sequana – problem solved?
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