Corporate Insolvency

Financial difficulty can arise from cash-flow pressure, declining revenue, increasing liabilities or unexpected commercial events.

We assess the legal position and available options so directors and business owners can make informed decisions before problems become more difficult to manage.

Partnership insolvency involves financial distress within a partnership and can create liabilities and responsibilities for individual partners.

We advise on the legal position, available insolvency procedures and potential exposure of those involved while helping identify a practical way forward.

Restructuring can help a financially challenged business reorganise its operations, ownership, liabilities or financing to improve its future position.

We advise on the legal aspects of proposed restructuring arrangements and work alongside other professional advisers where appropriate.

Company insolvency proceedings can include formal procedures designed to address circumstances where a company cannot pay its debts.

We explain the available procedures, their implications for directors and creditors and the legal steps required throughout the process.

Liquidation and winding up involve bringing a company's affairs to an end, realising assets and addressing creditor claims according to the applicable legal process.

We advise companies, directors and creditors on the implications and provide legal assistance throughout relevant proceedings.

Director disqualification proceedings can restrict an individual from acting as a company director or participating in company management.

We advise on investigations, allegations and available responses and provide representation throughout the process where required.

Reconstituting a business or group can involve reorganising entities, assets, ownership or operations to create a more appropriate structure.

We advise on the legal steps and documentation required and work with other advisers to implement the agreed structure effectively.

Dissolution removes a company from the register and brings its legal existence to an end where the applicable requirements are satisfied.

We advise on whether dissolution is suitable, help address outstanding legal matters and guide clients through the required procedure.

Solvent reconstructions and reorganisations allow financially stable companies or groups to change their legal or ownership structure for strategic or commercial reasons.

We help design and implement the legal structure and documentation needed to achieve the intended reorganisation.

Businesses facing financial or structural challenges may have several legal and commercial options rather than a single standard solution.

We consider the wider circumstances and work with clients and their advisers to develop a practical legal strategy aligned with the business's objectives.

Pension scheme deficits can create significant financial and legal considerations for employers and businesses involved in restructuring or corporate transactions.

We help identify the legal implications and work alongside specialist pension and financial advisers where necessary to ensure these issues are properly considered.