Restructuring and insolvency

Julian's practice covers both corporate and personal insolvency. He acts for insolvency practitioners, creditors, debtors, directors and all other stakeholders. His particular focus is court driven and contentious matters, including Insolvency Act applications, full-blown litigation and other forms of dispute resolution.

Recent experience includes:

Rangers

Acting for the Liquidators of Rangers Football Club on all aspects of the litigation in both England and Scotland including multi-million pound claims in unlawful means conspiracy.

Dawnay Day

Acting for the liquidators of various companies connected with the collapsed Dawnay Day conglomerate.

MK Airlines

Advising the liquidators on various issues arising out of a failed freight airline company

Miss Sixty

Advising the former administrators and CVA supervisors following the decision in Mourant Trustees v Hollis

Bankruptcies

Various complex personal insolvencies involving recalcitrant individuals with multi-million pound debts and disputed assets in various jurisdictions.

Commercial litigation

Julian has advised clients in relation to complex high- value and profile commercial disputes across a broad range of industries and sectors, including:

Insolvency

Covering both corporate and personal matters, Julian acts for all stakeholders in the insolvency process. His particular focus is court driven and contentious matters, including Insolvency Act applications and full-blown litigation/dispute resolution.

Fraud and asset recovery

Much of Julian's work for insolvency practitioners involves tracing the proceeds of fraud that has caused corporate or personal insolvency.

Investment banking litigation

Acted for various large investment banks and funds on a range of complex and high-value litigation relating to a range of financial products.

Retail banking litigation

For example, advising on various disputes arising out of Consumer Credit Act lending; and the miss-selling of financial products to unsophisticated consumers.

Professional and management liability

Julian's professional indemnity experience includes acting for and against accountants (including auditors, tax advisors and insolvency practitioners) and solicitors, in relation to matters relating to their professional performance and conduct.

Trust litigation

Recent experience of litigation arising out Employment-Financed Retirement Benefit Schemes (EFRBS) and Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) set up for football players, sometimes with a divorce/family element.

Finance litigation

Investment banking litigation

Acted for various large investment banks and funds on a range of complex and high-value litigation relating to a range of financial products.

Retail banking litigation

For example, advising on: various disputes arising out of Consumer Credit Act lending; and the miss-selling of financial products to unsophisticated consumers.

Insolvency

Julian regularly advises, as creditors, financial institutions on how to recover their debts from recalcitrant, financially distressed or insolvent counterparties.

Professional and management liability

Insolvency practitioners

Defending and asserting claims against officeholders (over both corporate and personal insolvent estates) that arise out of the performance of their statutory functions.

Accountants

Acted for and against accountants, including auditors, tax advisors, in relation to matters relating to their professional performance and conduct.

Solicitors

Experience of claims involving the professional performance and conduct of solicitors.

Dispute resolution

Julian has advised clients in relation to complex high- value and profile commercial disputes across a broad range of industries and sectors, many of which have been resolved through mediation or other forms of dispute resolution. Examples include:

Insolvency

Covering both corporate and personal matters, Julian acts for all stakeholders in the insolvency process. His particular focus is court driven and contentious matters, including Insolvency Act applications and full-blown litigation/dispute resolution.

Fraud and asset recovery

Much of Julian's work for insolvency practitioners involves tracing the proceeds of fraud that has caused corporate or personal insolvency.

Investment banking dispute resolution

Acted for various large investment banks and funds on a range of complex and high-value litigation relating to a range of financial products.

Retail banking dispute resolution

For example, advising on: various disputes arising out of Consumer Credit Act lending; and the miss-selling of financial products to unsophisticated consumers.

Professional and management liability

Julian's professional indemnity experience includes acting for and against accountants (including auditors, tax advisors and insolvency practitioners) and solicitors, in relation to matters relating to their professional performance and conduct.

Trusts

Recent cases relate to litigation arising out Employment-Financed Retirement Benefit Schemes (EFRBS) and Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) set up for football players, sometimes with a divorce/family element.

Accountancy firms

As a contentious insolvency and general dispute resolution specialist Julian acts for accountants and accountancy firms on a daily basis - in relation to both a full range of insolvency matters; as well as professional indemnity and risk issues where large sums of money and professional reputations are at stake.

Insolvency Practitioners – insolvency work

Advises officeholders on all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency matters. His particular focus is court driven and contentious matters, including full-blown litigation, Insolvency Act applications, and other forms of dispute resolution. His recent corporate insolvency experience includes acting for the liquidators of Rangers Football Club and acting for the liquidators of various companies connected with the collapsed Dawnay Day conglomerate; whilst his recent personal insolvency experience includes acting for the Trustees in Bankruptcy of the ex-oligarch Georgy Trefilov, once Russia's 78th richest man.

Insolvency Practitioners – professional indemnity

Advising an international firm of accountants on protecting confidential information following a fee-earner's transfer to another firm; advising in relation to a claim brought against ex office-holders of a significant insolvent estate; advising an ex CVA Supervisor and Administrator following a successful challenge to the CVA that resulted in the officeholder become embroiled in regulatory disciplinary proceedings (Miss Sixty); advising a Trustee in Bankruptcy in relation to personal claims brought by the bankrupt; and making a claim in professional negligence against the former solicitors of an office-holder for their failure to implement a successful exit strategy from doomed litigation.

Accountancy firms

Experience includes numerous claims in professional negligence, for example asserting a claim against an international accountancy practice for their failure to spot that dividends had been paid up to a holding company in breach of Companies Act provisions; and defending a Big 4 firm of accountants against claims for negligent tax advice. Julian also regularly advises accountancy firms on the receiving end of information gathering applications made under Insolvency Act 1986.

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Professional services

Insolvency practitioners

Advises administrators, administrative receivers, liquidators and trustees in bankruptcy on all legal aspects connected with their appointment. His particular focus is court driven and contentious matters, including Insolvency Act applications and full-blown litigation.

Accountants

Acted for and against accountants, including auditors and tax advisors in relation to matters relating to their professional performance and conduct.

Solicitors

Experience of claims involving the professional performance and conduct of solicitors.

Banks and banking

Investment banking dispute resolution

Acted for various large investment banks and funds on a range of complex and high-value litigation relating to a range of financial products.

Retail banking dispute resolution

Advising on various disputes arising out of Consumer Credit Act lending and the miss-selling of financial products to unsophisticated consumers.

Insolvency

Julian regularly advises creditors and financial institutions on how to recover their debts from recalcitrant, financially distressed or insolvent counterparties.

Sport

Rangers Football Club

Acting for the Liquidators of Rangers Football Club on all aspects of the liquidation in both England and Scotland, including in relation to high- value and profile claims in unlawful means conspiracy.

Sporting remuneration

Acting in relation to litigation arising out Employment-Financed Retirement Benefit Schemes (EFRBS) and Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) set up for football players.

Caterham/Formula 1

Acting in relation to the insolvency of the Caterham Formula One motor racing team.