Ms Jane Garvin > Ward Hadaway LLP > Newcastle upon Tyne, England > Lawyer Profile
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Ms Jane Garvin
Work Department
Insolvency and Corporate Recovery
Position
Partner
Career
Jane is a Partner in Ward Hadaway’s insolvency and corporate recovery team.
In 2008, Jane successfully undertook the Joint Insolvency Examination Board exams.
She earned the Insolvency Lawyers award (for the highest marks in the country achieved by a lawyer) and PricewaterhouseCoopers award (for the second highest marks in the country overall) in the process.
Jane has a wealth of experience dealing with all aspects of insolvency-related issues, from advising directors of financially distressed PLCs to advising on insolvent business sales. Jane also has experience in pursuing and defending high value asset recovery claims.
She acts for a wide range of stakeholders in the insolvency process including insolvency practitioners, financial institutions, creditors, directors, landlords, businesses, individual debtors, charities and public sector bodies and has been involved with a number of high profile insolvencies.
Lawyer Rankings
North > Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
Ward Hadaway LLP’s debt recovery unit, based in Newcastle, is led by associate Vicki Alexander, a specialist in defending financial institutions in secured recovery cases, including consumer credit, financial mis-selling, misrepresentation and undue influence matters. Head of the dispute resolution department, Steven Petrie, is a key name note. Jane Garvin is also a standout practitioner, leveraging her experience in pursuing and defending clients in high value asset recovery claims.
North > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
(Leading individuals)Head of Ward Hadaway LLP’s insolvency team Jane Garvin advises directors of financially distressed private and public companies, shareholders, creditors, landlords, debtors and public sector bodies as well as administrators on insolvency procedures, insolvent business sales and high value asset recovery claims. Steven Petrie, leads the commercial dispute resolution department, frequently advising creditors on recovery strategies and defends individuals and companies facing insolvency. Petrie also assists trustees with bankruptcy matters. Claire Robertson, who was promoted to associate in 2023, is a key contact for clients seeking advice on property sales that form part of insolvency procedures. The team, based in Newcastle, frequently works with practitioners in Leeds and Manchester, and often uses its expertise in the debt collection and creditor services spaces to advise clients on both disputes and transactional matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Insolvency and corporate recovery North > Finance
- Leading individuals North > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Debt recovery North > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Newcastle
- Real estate > Commercial property: Newcastle
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Newcastle
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Employment > Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy
- Public sector > Health
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Property litigation
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Education
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Social housing
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Family