Patrick Manning > Howes Percival LLP > Norwich, England > Lawyer Profile
Howes Percival LLP Offices
FLINT BUILDINGS
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NR3 1RG
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Patrick Manning
Work Department
Insolvency and corporate recovery
Position
A former City solicitor, Patrick is a member of Howes Percival’s Insolvency Service team. Having joined the firm in 2005, he advises on and is responsible for the conduct of directors disqualification proceedings on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS). He has trial experience both in the High Court and county courts as well as wide experience of negotiated settlements in defended claims. Patrick also undertakes investigations on behalf of BIS in relation to directors misconduct.
Patrick trained and qualified with City of London firms, working for a number of years post-qualification in litigated insurance claims for UK and international insurers and reinsurers.
Career
- 2023 – Present: Howes Percival LLP, Director
- 2005 – 2023: Howes Percival LLP, Senior Associate
- 2001 – 2005: Clyde & Co, Solicitor
- 1999 – 2001: Berrymans Lace Mawer, Solicitor
- 1997 – 1999: Berrymans Lace Mawer, Trainee
Languages
English
Lawyer Rankings
East Anglia > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
(Rising Stars)Howes Percival LLP‘s insolvency practice is noted as having ‘superb expertise in this field’. The group is led by head of insolvency and corporate recovery Michael Green from Cambridge and Morris Peacock from Norwich, who oversees the firm’s work for the Insolvency Service. He notably acted for the Insolvency Service in the investigation into the alleged failure of BHS Limited and connected companies and the subsequent conduct of directors’ disqualification proceedings. The team is noted as having ‘a wealth of experience in running all aspects of heavy litigation’. In Norwich, ‘excellent solicitor’ William Shirley, ‘who is very experienced in litigation and advisory work’, and senior associates Leon Head and Patrick Manning are all central to the practice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Insolvency and corporate recovery East Anglia > Finance
- Rising Stars East Anglia > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: Cambridge
- Real estate > Commercial property: Norwich
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Norwich
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Social housing
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Cambridge
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Norwich
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Cambridge
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Norwich
- Employment > Employment
- Employment > Health and safety
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Cambridge
- Public sector > Public sector
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Family