Amie Boothman

Call 2019

boothman@exchangechambers.co.uk

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  • Recommendations

    High Court Judge, following a 2-day trial:

    “Had a very nice courtroom manner, was clearly the master of her brief and dealt with the case with a confidence beyond her years.”

    Instructing solicitors:

    “Thank you very much for everything you have done and especially for that great performance”

    “I have become used to receiving a high level of service from Exchange Chambers with Counsel being approachable and happy to assist, as well as being knowledgeable and providing great advice. Amie fits the Exchange Chambers mould in both of these regards”

    “Amie made an excellent impression”

    “Amie was very competent and understanding of the case”

    “My colleague was impressed with Amie”

    Insolvency:

    Recent insolvency work Amie has undertaken includes:

    • Advising on and successfully winding up a company incorporated by Royal Charter in the 1800s

    Lay client:

    “Being totally organised and expertly knowledgeable, her delivery left no questions unanswered […] She showed total empathy to the claimant and the witnesses”

  • Education

    Qualifications
    • Lancaster University (Law LLB) (2:1) (2014-2017)
    • Bar Professional Training Course, BPP Law School (Very Competent) (2017-2018)

    Scholarships
    • Mansfield Scholarship, The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
    • Hardwicke Scholarship, The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
    • BPP ‘Advocate of the Year’ Scholarship

  • Memberships

    • Denning Society, The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn
    • Chancery Bar Association
    • Northern Circuit

  • News

Insolvency

Amie is regularly instructed in the following areas:

  • Applications to set aside statutory demands and contested bankruptcy petitions
  • Winding up petitions, including applications to prevent their advertisement or to contest the petition
  • Remuneration applications
  • Company restorations

Recent insolvency work Amie has undertaken includes:

  • Acting on behalf of the First Respondent in Re Farrar Construction Limited [2022] EWHC 24 (Ch).
  • Private examination hearings pursuant to section 366 applications and a section 236 application in the High Court.
  • Advised on the viability of section 130(2) Insolvency Act 1986 in a retrospective capacity where default judgment had been granted in respect of a claim against a company in liquidation.
  • Advised in relation to the routes available for resolving a dispute between directors of a company concerning the appropriate value of a director’s shareholding, considering the viability of a potential unfair prejudice petition, petitioning the winding up of the company or resolving matters by way of accountancy and negotiation.