Insolvency

Insolvency & Restructuring

We provide a full service in relation to insolvency and restructuring work with two dedicated teams, one covering contentious issues and the other non-contentious. We have particular expertise in high-value, complex matters involving insolvency, fraud, negligence and regulatory matters, and have extensive experience in cross border insolvencies with international aspects.

Some of the contentious legal matters we’ve assisted with include:

• Challengeable transactions
• Gratuitous alienations
• Wrongful trading
• Challengeable floating charges

Some of the non-contentious legal matters we’ve assisted with include:

• Advising on recovery solutions
• The sale of businesses in distress

Helping clients with contentious matters of corporate insolvency is something we’re best known for. We regularly work with insolvency practitioners and financial institutions on corporate and personal insolvency recoveries as well as restructuring work. We’re seen as one of the ‘go to’ firms in this area of the law.

Banking Litigation

When you’re dealing with complex and potentially sensitive legal matters you need advisers who’ll put your business first and that you can trust. Our banking litigation lawyers are here to help. With a wealth of experience in the team, we’ll provide you with straightforward and practical advice while working to achieve the best outcome for your business and keeping your best interests at heart. Our approach and expertise has seen us play a key part in some of the most prominent cases involving banking law over the last decade.

Our key services include:

• Banking litigation
• Banking law advice
• Asset recovery

Alternative dispute resolution

We embrace mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution, proactively recommending its use in the Scottish Jurisdiction.

Alba Claims

We work closely with a claims management company, Alba Claims, who specialise in funding insolvency litigation. This allows us to offer damages sharing agreements and other innovative feeing arrangements for clients, if appropriate to your circumstance, and through it we can provide no win no fee litigation funding.

Where the best route involves the courts, our lawyers understand the importance of guiding clients through the process step by step and ensuring that everything is thoroughly prepared. We have extensive experience in the Sheriff Court, Supreme Court, Lands Tribunal and Land Court, as well as before numerous Tribunals and Inquiries. On other occasions, a desired outcome can be achieved through negotiations, arbitration or mediation.