Insolvency and Restructuring

Business

Our business recovery team are experienced in providing, clear, practical and detailed support to business owners, including board members and shareholders at difficult and challenging times.

We recognise the urgency and have a proven record in delivering timely and tailor-made support. Our business recovery team includes specialist lawyers with excellent reputations from across the firm’s practice areas which include construction, corporate, employment, financing, litigation and real estate.

We can introduce you to our trusted network of insolvency and accounting professionals as and when needed. We can also draw on support from Forbury People, our subsidiary HR consultancy. We care about you and your business and we are here to help.

“Significant experience in handling large-scale restructuring and redundancy programmes. Clarkslegal is ‘technically excellent but commercial’”

Legal 500

Related services

Commercial landlord and tenant

Contract management and support

Directors duties

Lending, finance and security

Proceedings

Restructuring and voluntary liquidations

TUPE

Key contacts

Stephen James

Partner

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+44 118 960 4674

Stuart Mullins

Partner

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+44 118 960 4672

Read, listen and watch our latest insights

10 November 2021
Commercial Real Estate

New Code of Practice for Commercial property relationships post pandemic

The Government has published its new, Code of Practice for Commercial Property Relationships following the COVID-19 pandemic, which replaces the previous Code of Practice published in June 2020.

09 August 2021
Restructuring and insolvency

Company Voluntary Arrangements: An Overview

A Company Voluntary Arrangements is one of a number of insolvency procedures designed to address a company’s financial difficulties by entering into a binding contract with its unsecured creditors, i.e. those who do not have the benefit of any security interest in the assets of the company. These are likely to include: customers, suppliers, contractors, landlords etc.

28 July 2021
IP and Commercial

Personal liability of directors in the context of insolvency or company distress

Directors need to be mindful of incurring personal liability where companies are distressed. This article provides an overview of some of the key areas where directors could incur personal liability when navigating their business through difficult times and stresses the importance of taking and following professional advice when faced with financial difficulties.

15 July 2021
Restructuring and insolvency

Retention of Title Clauses and Insolvency – Practical tips

Watch Stuart Mullins, Corporate Partner at Clarkslegal and James Hopkirk, Director of Restructuring at Kreston Reeves as they provide a review of the law in respect of Retention of Title clauses and some practical tips on how to deal with those, from an insolvency practitioner’s perspective.

07 July 2021
Commercial Real Estate

How Covid-19 has impacted commercial lease rent reviews

When the first lockdown hit the UK in March 2020, there was a lot of speculation as to how it would impact the commercial property sector. A key concern for landlords was how rent review provisions would apply.

08 June 2021
Restructuring and insolvency

Using Pre-Pack administration process

Whilst the remaining restrictions are due to end in July, many businesses remain, and are likely to continue to do so, in a difficult trading environment saddled with COVID-19 related debt that will need servicing. It is because of this that many predict that these otherwise strong businesses will seek to explore the ‘Pre-Pack’ Administration process.

“I worked with Stuart on a matter relating to a mutual client which was suffering financial distress. His calm and pragmatic approach aligned well with my own firm’s values, and he provided huge assistance in guiding the directors through a turbulent time.”

James Hopkirk, Restructuring Director – Kreston Reeves LLP

Contact Stuart

+44 118 960 4672 contact@clarkslegal.com