Chris Millar > Downs Solicitors LLP > Dorking, England > Lawyer Profile
Downs Solicitors LLP Offices
156 HIGH STREET
DORKING, SURREY
RH4 1BQ
England
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Chris Millar
Work Department
Commercial litigation and insolvency.
Position
Senior partner. Chris specialises in commercial litigation and insolvency. His clients are varied and many are located overseas. His focus is to advise clients on effective dispute resolution, covering a broad range of issues, eg from shareholder disputes, contractual claims and professional negligence claims to debt/asset recovery. Chris advises many insolvency practitioners and other clients on all aspects of insolvency-related issues, and has become an acknowledged expert in the field of ‘phoenix companies’. Recent cases include: the recovery of high-value assets in Switzerland and Belgium on behalf of a trustee in bankruptcy; a claim in excess of £10m against a European bank by a Mexican national; two Court of Appeal decisions regarding ss216-217 Insolvency Act 1986; and acting for a number of shareholders in respect of unfair prejudice petitions and derivative claims.
Career
Senior partner Downs Solicitors 2015. Contributing author ‘Enforcement of Money Judgments’ and ‘Attachment of Earnings’ (Juris Publishing, US).
Memberships
R3 (Association of Business Recovery Professionals); The British Institute of International and Comparative Law.
Lawyer Rankings
South East > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
The ‘competent‘ team at Downs Solicitors LLP handles a myriad of insolvency matters for insolvency practitioners and creditors. In the Dorking office, practice head and ‘very experienced litigator‘ Chris Millar has longstanding expertise in both corporate and personal insolvencies, frequently assisting clients with asset recovery issues. The ‘excellent‘ Martin Steer is based in Godalming, and has a great deal of experience in handling contentious matters, often relating to personal bankruptcy.