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Lawrence Graham LLP

4 MORE LONDON RIVERSIDE, LONDON, SE1 2AU, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7379 0000
Fax:
Fax 020 7379 6854
DX:
39 LONDON/CHANCERY LN
Web:
www.lg-legal.com
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Tom Withyman

Tel:
Work +44 20 7759 6561
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Lawrence Graham LLP

Work Department

Corporate recovery and restructuring.

Position

Head of Lawrence Graham’s corporate recovery and restructuring team, Tom’s experience includes acting for UK banks and financial institutions in recovery and work out situations. His recent assignments includeTiman Oil & Gas pls, Cattles plc, Bridges Business Recovery and the Castlemore Group. Restructuring experience for a variety of stakeholders, particularly in the charity, leisure and property sectors.

Career

Qualified 1992; LG 1992-95; senior Crown counsel Turks & Caicos Islands, British West Indies 1995-97; LG 1997-2000; partner LG 2000; frequently lectures and writes on insolvency topics.

Member

Insolvency Practitioners Association; Association of Business Recovery Professionals; Insolvency Lawyers Association; American Bankruptcy Institute.

Education

Spalding Grammar School; Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1988); College of Law, Guildford (1989).

Leisure

Hiking, cycling, golf and rugby coaching.

Practice Areas

Insolvency and corporate recovery; Litigation - banking

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Lawrence Graham LLP

  • VAT: transfer of going concern

    The VAT tribunal has upheld HMRC's assessment that the sale of a restaurant business was not a transfer of a going concern (TOGC) because the buyer did not carry on the same kind of business as the seller after the transfer.
    - LG LLP

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