Corporate Insolvency

Chambers provides legal advice and robust representation in all aspects of corporate insolvency, in particular chambers expertise has been sought in relation to corporate insolvency and construction and engineering disputes.

The Head of the Corporate Insolvency Team, Charles Edwards, is dual qualified, first-class barrister and is a member of the Chancery Bar Association and the Technology and Construction Bar Association, a graduate the University of Cambridge (Departments of Engineering and Architecture), King’s College London (Centre of Construction Law) and the Inns of Court School of Law (Gray’s Inn).

Members of Chambers provide first class legal advice, expertise and advocacy in all aspects of corporate insolvency matters, including:

Setting out the overall strategy to be adopted
Clear and concise legal advice on the merits
Analysis of the evidence
Directors disaqualification
Claims against directors
Winding petitions
Injunctions to restrain presentation/advertisement of winding-up petitions
Applications to set aside statutory demands
Transactions at undervalue
Preferences
Bankruptcy
Administration
Liquidation
Voluntary arrangements
Drafting statements of case
Attendance at the High Court (the Companies Court and the Bankruptcy Division) to present written and oral arguments.

Chambers accepts instructions from a wide range of clients on a direct access basis, including directors, office-holders, companies, business owners, creditors, debtors, construction and engineering organisations, contractors, subcontractors, as well as instructing solicitors.

TESTIMONIALS

What Clients Say

"We were able to meticulously comb through the data we had with your legal and commercial brain…in order to write a robust rebuttal to their claim…Thank you for your diligence… more than once you went beyond the call of duty to support us…"

“Charles…he has unbelievable depth of knowledge…and we would have no hesitation in recommending him…”

“…in a recent adjudication conducted against a large multi- national corporation…Charles was instrumental in putting together the adjudication documents and dealing with all correspondence from the opposing side’s solicitors …in an adjudication that proved to be very successful in its conclusion…I have no hesitation in recommending Charles to others and…look forward to working with him in future…”

“…I…engaged Charles as part of a very delicate dispute and subsequent Adjudication process which was awarded in our favour despite an extensive legal team in opposition. Charles proved to be incredibly dedicated and passionate in his support and I found his knowledge and insight to be unparalleled. I cannot recommend him highly enough…”.

“…I worked with Charles on a number of complex construction disputes and found his grasp and in-depth knowledge of construction, construction law and dispute resolution to be second to none…”

“…We have known and worked with Charles on a regular basis over several years. We have found Charles to not only be friendly, approachable and professional, but his advice is considered, diligent and thorough. Our relationship with Charles has evolved to a point where he is our first port of call in litigious matters, with our supply chain also specifically requesting his services…”

“Having had the privilege of working with Charles I can say he is extremely dedicated, precise and utterly relentless. A leading thinker in the construction law field, and an advocate you most certainly want on your side.”

Years of Experience

We have a wealth of knowledge and experience in providing high quality legal advice, drafting and robust presentation in the civil courts and tribunals in England and Wales.

Corporate Insolvency