Insolvency

Amie is regularly instructed in the following areas:

• Applications to set aside statutory demands and contested bankruptcy petitions
• Contested winding up petitions and applications to restrain presentation or advertisement
• Remuneration applications
• Company restorations

Amie is routinely instructed to advise on and attend court in respect of complex winding up proceedings with niche legal or factual issues.

Recent insolvency work Amie has undertaken includes:

• Successfully applying for an order pursuant to section 263(4) of the Insolvency Act 1986 in respect of the validity of more than 49 IVAs in circumstances where the supervisor lacked authorisation
• A successful application to set aside a statutory demand based on a disputed debt of c£700,000
• Advising on and successfully winding up a company incorporated by Royal Charter in the 1800s
• Acting on behalf of the First Respondent in Re Farrar Construction Limited [2022] EWHC 24 (Ch)
• Private examination hearings
• Advised on the viability of section 130(2) of the 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.