About me
As a legal director in the firm’s Restructuring team, I specialise in advisory work and contentious corporate and personal insolvency matters, nationally in England and Wales and within a cross-border context.
My particular focus is on claims involving antecedent transactions, transactions defrauding creditors, and wrongful or fraudulent trading and related matters. My clients are typically insolvency practitioners, board members, creditors and shareholders.
My clients appreciate my personable and hard-working approach and that I give them straightforward, clear and pragmatic advice. I take the time to understand each client’s unique case so I can work with them collaboratively to deliver their aims.
Outside of work, I’m a bit of an ancient history buff – my secret talent is being able to read hieroglyphics!
My experience
- Transaction Defrauding Creditors and sham transactions claim (s.423 Insolvency Act 1986) [Sayers & Willmont -v- John Charles Dixon & Janet Marie Dixon [2025] EWHC 1886 (Ch)].
- Advised a number of Danish HNW individuals (resident in England) in respect of multi-million claim brought against them by the German Administrator of a German investment entity (Phoenix Kapitaldienst GmbH). [Schmitt v Deichmann & Ors [2012] EWHC 62 (Ch)].
- Advised on a claim for a £222 million Tax Debt pursuant to Double Taxation Convention between UK & South Africa with conjoined application regarding transaction defrauding creditors pursuant to Section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 [2012] EWHC 1807 (Ch)]
- Adviser to the liquidators of Hellas Telecommunications (Luxembourg) II S.C.A regarding an application against the company’s former Luxembourg lawyers for information and disclosure of certain documentation pursuant to Sections 234 & 236 of the Insolvency Act 1986, involving expert evidence on Luxembourg legal professional secrecy.
- Advised personal representative (and survivor) appointed over multi-million £ insolvent deceased estate on settlement with substantial bank and investment/trade creditors in light of potential liabilities and obligations arising pursuant to Section 421A of the Insolvency Act 1986.
- Member of R3 Recovery Professionals
Awards and accolades
- Noted in Chambers & Partners 2022 edition as ‘Associate to Watch’.
