Matthew is an Associate in the Restructuring & Insolvency Team and is predominantly based in their Greater Manchester office. Matthew regularly acts for insolvency practitioners, creditors, companies and directors on a wide range of contentious insolvency matters including: · Misfeasance and breach of fiduciary duty / trust claims; · Wrongful and fraudulent trading claims; · Antecedent transactions; · Outstanding directors’ loan accounts / unlawful loans; · Void dispositions; · Restrictions on the re-use of company names; · Applications pursuant to sections 234 to 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (“IA 1986”); · Applications pursuant to section 366 IA 1986; · Bankruptcy and winding-up petitions; · Proof of debt appeals; · Statutory demands and set aside applications; and · Interim remedies including provisional liquidations and freezing injunctions.
