Giles Maynard-Connor

 

“…recognised for his “robust practical advice”, with a focus on commercial insolvency litigation: “He is always thoroughly prepared and is an excelled pugilist in Court. Applauded for his “great accessibility and turnaround time”, he advises on all corporate and personal insolvency matters, such as individual bankruptcy, misfeasance, recovery of assets for creditors and claims by office holders and liquidators.”

 

 (Chambers & Partners 2009)

 

“Leading junior Giles Maynard-Connor is enthusiastic, energetic, tenacious and very commercial. He’s excellent in a scrap” (Chambers & Partners 2010)

 

Giles has "put clear blue water between himself and many others at the Bar." "A brilliant scrapper, he is a good choice if your back is against the wall."  (Chambers & Partners 2011)

 

Practice

Giles continues to be noted as one of the leading Counsel in his field and is well regarded for his ‘technical knowledge and commercial know-how’.

He is Junior Counsel to the Crown (Regional Panel) and is experienced in dealing with substantial commercial litigation, particularly in an insolvency context. Over the last 16 years he has appeared at all levels up to and including the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of the Seychelles. In recent years he has successfully completed a number of high profile corporate fraud cases.

His practice has a particular emphasis on company and insolvency work (both contentious and non contentious) including:

*disqualification for DBERR and occasionally for the director public interest petitions and provisional liquidations for the PIU;
*preference, misfeasance and other work for liquidators and other office holders including company administrations, corporate and individual voluntary arrangements and receivership problems;
*shareholder disputes; and
*individual bankruptcy work

Reported Cases include:

*Walker v. Turpin [1994] 1 WLR 196 (CA);
*Claughton v. Charalambous [1998] BPIR 558;
*Davidson v Stanley [2005] BPIR 279;
*Ultraframe v Fielding & Ors [2005] EWHC 1638 (Ch);
*Meisels v Martin & Dawson [2005] EWHC 845;
*Northstar Systems Ltd & Ors v Fielding & Ors [2006] EWCA Civ 1660;
*In The Matter of Brampton Manor (Leisure) Limited LTL 8/2/2006;
*In the Matter of Lune Metal Products Ltd (in Administration) [2006] EWCA Civ 1720, 15/12/06 LTL;
*Straker v Tudor Rose [2007] EWCA Civ 368 and In the Matter of Beloit Walmsley Ltd [2008]  EWHC 1888

In addition, Giles has dealt with the publicised insolvencies of Enron, the Cammell Laird Group, Duo Airways, Beloit Walmsley Ltd, the Phone People, The Accident Group, The  Kwik Save Group and Motor World.

For further information please contact Nick Buckley buckley@exchangechambers.co.uk

Email: maynardconnor@exchangechambers.co.uk