Restructuring/Insolvency
UK Guide 2025 : South West
Band 3
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Provided by Ashfords LLP
We have experience in dealing with all types of Contentious and Non-Contentious Corporate, Personal and Cross Border insolvency issues.
As well as acting for Insolvency Practitioners, we act for others affected by insolvency, such as lenders, professional advisors, trade creditors, businesses and individuals.
We are supported by our colleagues who are specialists in Banking, Property, Employment, Corporate and IP and who have knowledge and experience of insolvency issues.
In addition, we have established a niche expertise for cross border work and through our membership of INSOL and ADVOC, a global legal network with over 90 law firms worldwide. This enables us to advise clients located overseas to open insolvency proceedings in England and Wales, as well as clients based in the UK to trace and recover offshore assets.
In particular, the team undertakes:
- Transactional work
- Professional practice insolvency
- Cross border advisory work
- Litigation concerning director conduct, including in relation to EBT schemes
- Restructuring outside formal insolvency
Chambers Review
Ashfords undertakes a wide variety of corporate and personal insolvency matters, with particular expertise in dealing with investigatory and asset tracing assignments with international dimensions. It is also well-known for transactional work, complex insolvency matters and restructurings. It demonstrates a notable sector strength in professional services, and acts in claims against directors and disputes pertaining to personal guarantees.
Work Highlights
- Ashfords advised as to the duties of the directors of an AIM listed Plc as it continued to trade for more than six months during the twilight period before the company was placed in administration.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are a very strong and experienced team that provides commercial recovery and insolvency advice."
"Their advice is thorough and practical and their approach to fees is refreshingly commercial."
"They are experts in the field of insolvency."
"They are a very strong and experienced team that provides commercial recovery and insolvency advice."
"Their advice is thorough and practical and their approach to fees is refreshingly commercial."
"They are experts in the field of insolvency."
Notable Practitioners
David Pomeroy leads the firm's restructuring and insolvency team in Bristol. He is deeply experienced in handling corporate and personal insolvency matters. He advises directors, lenders and administrators on distressed finance and insolvencies in various industries including retail, construction and hospitality. He has expertise in land and asset recovery.
"David is very confident and driven for the best result. He keeps going and gets a good result. He is very knowledgeable and pragmatic."
"David is a good technical lawyer."
"David provides very incisive and commercial advice."
Melissa George has noted expertise in distressed finance and comes highly recommended for advice on corporate turnaround, restructuring and asset and share transactions.
Ranked Lawyers at
Ashfords LLP
South West
Members
Provided by Ashfords LLP
Head of Department
Amy Gallimore
Crispin Jones
Katie Farmer
Clients
Provided by Ashfords LLP
Bishop Fleming LLP
Kirks
PFK Francis Clark LLP
Smith & Williamson LLP
Industries
Provided by Ashfords LLP
Construction
Energy & Waste
Healthcare
Professional practices
Real Estate
Retail