0330 0580 250 enquiries@se-law.co.uk Home Services Our Team About Us Stay Informed Careers Contact us Business Recovery & Insolvency Home > Services for Businesses > Corporate & Commercial Legal Services > Business Recovery & Insolvency Quick Links Business Recovery & Insolvency Buying and Selling Private Companies Commercial Legal Services Company Secretarial Services Competition Rules Corporate & Finance Finance Team Intellectual Property Loans, Guarantees and Debentures Shareholders’ Agreements Standard Terms of Business Trade Marks, Patents and other Intellectual Property rights Trading Agreements Spratt Endicott’s insolvency solicitors team have experienced lawyers who provide an efficient, pragmatic and cost-effective insolvency and business recovery law service. This to businesses nationally and locally in Banbury, Bicester, Buckingham and Brackley. Our business solicitors do not only offer business insolvency advice on formal insolvency proceedings, such as administration and business liquidation, but are also able to assist with corporate and debt restructuring and refinance. We offer assistance to directors of companies in financial difficulties with the issues facing them, such as trading whilst insolvent, personal guarantees and directors’ loans. We also advise creditors of customers in financial difficulties on debt recovery options and retention of title issues. Unfortunately, sometimes, businesses will come up against financial difficulties and it’s vital that, when this happens, you seek professional business insolvency advice quickly. Our business insolvency solicitors team based in Brackley, Bicester, Buckingham and Banbury are on hand to help, whatever the scale of your situation, wherever you are. We know that facing insolvency can be an incredibly stressful time, but our wealth of knowledge and experience ensures that your matter will be dealt with in the best possible way. Who we work with Our clients include companies, company directors and shareholders, lenders and insolvency practitioners. Our clients are located throughout the UK as well as locally in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire. How do our Business Recovery and Insolvency Team help? Our Business Insolvency solicitors will work closely with you to really understand you and your business and the nature of your financial difficulties. This enables us to offer expert and tailored advice. We have extensive contacts with lenders, finance companies and insolvency practitioners, enabling us to help you find the best possible solution. Because our insolvency team also acts for creditors and insolvency practitioners, it fully understands what drives creditor claims and claims brought by administrators and liquidators. As such our team is ideally placed to advice on how to deal with such claims. Business Insolvency and Recovery Advice we Offer (without limitation) Debt refinance and restructuring Corporate restructuring Law of Property Act Receiverships Administration and Liquidation Partnership insolvency Company Voluntary Arrangements Issuing and defending winding-up proceedings Injunctions to restrain advertisement of winding-up petitions Applications to validate payments after presentation of a winding-up petition Preference payments claims Transactions at an undervalue claims Director’s liabilities and obligations, including misfeasance claims, breach of statutory duty and wrongful trading Retention of title issues Company restorations Winding-up Proceedings Legal Advice Winding-up proceedings should only be issued in respect of debts which are undisputed. In relation to every dispute, the winding-up court has to determine whether the dispute is spurious or genuine. We are able to advice both creditors and debtor companies on how the winding up court will assess a dispute. We can assist in obtaining injunctions to restrain the issue or advertisement of winding-up petitions, based on debts which are genuinely disputed. Company Administration Legal Advice We assist companies, directors and shareholders, creditors, lenders and administrators with every aspect of administration, from placing a company into administration, to advising on business and asset sale agreements and dealing with retention of title and other issues. We also advise landlords in relation to rent and business rates payments. Company Liquidation Legal Advice We assist liquidators with the realisation of assets and all other aspects of the liquidation process. We advice both liquidators and company directors in respect of actions for wrongful trading, misfeasance, preference, transactions at an undervalue, dividend payments and directors’ loan accounts. We also assist creditors with retention of title and other issues arising out of a customer’s liquidation. Partnership Insolvency Legal Advice We are able to advise partners on issues surrounding the insolvency of the partnership and the implication of one of the partner’s facing personal insolvency. Why Choose Spratt Endicott for your Business Insolvency Advice? Whatever the scale of your problem, our commercial solicitors can help. Many of our clients come to us from recommendations and referrals, and we’re proud to offer a first-class service to each and every client. Spratt Endicott offers you all the benefits of a modern law firm. At the same time, we remain committed to our tradition of delighting clients with the highest levels of client service. Petra van Dijk is a member of R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals and has extensive experience of dealing with all types of insolvency-related matters. Our team is ranked in the Legal 500 UK 2020 edition. 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