Charles Boyne > Weightmans LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Weightmans LLP Offices
THE HALLMARK BUILDING
105 FENCHURCH STREET
LONDON
EC1M 5JG
England
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Charles Boyne
Position
Charles has a wealth of experience in disputes relating to finance and insolvency and has represented financial institutions, corporate clients and insolvency practitioners.
He has acted for an international property developer involving a high profile shareholder dispute regarding the ownership of a Premier League football club. Charles was instructed by the Insolvency Service in relation to progressing director disqualification proceedings and public interest winding up petitions and advised on the first compensation order application under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986. He provides advice to insolvency practitioners helping them to recover and realise assets of the insolvent company or the bankrupt for their creditors.
Charles acts for a number of banking institutions assisting them with enforcing security against corporates and individuals.
Charles represents clients faced with the threat of insolvency and has experience in making applications to restrain the presentation of winding up petitions, setting aside statutory demands and preparing applications for injunctive relief.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
Weightmans has an established practice that has expertise across complex contract disputes, tech-related disputes, shareholder and unfair prejudice disputes, cyber-related litigation, professional negligence, and insolvency-related litigation. The team, led by Andrew Cox, is praised as ‘approachable, quick to respond, and very thorough’. Key contacts include ‘very professional, commercial, and strong communicator’ Anthony Rance, ‘robust but commercially-minded’ associate John McWilliams, and ‘excellent’ James Peel and Charles Boyne.
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Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Local government
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Transport > Travel
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Water
- Transport > Aviation
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Health and safety
- Public sector > Healthcare
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Video games
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Residential property
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport > Shipping
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Employment > Employers