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.
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Restructuring and insolvency
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.
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Commercial litigation
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.
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Finance litigation
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.
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Professional and management liability
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.
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Dispute resolution