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Oliver Nelson

Work Department
Restructuring and Insolvency
Position
Partner specializing in restructuring and insolvency work, acting for all types of insolvency office holders eg liquidators, administrators, receivers, trustees in bankruptcy and nominees / supervisors of voluntary arrangements. He also acts for lenders on enforcements issues and has a particular specialism in fixed charge receivership work. He also acts for directors and distressed companies/ individuals and on complex debt recovery work, guarantee enforcement and directors disqualifications. Commercial dispute resolution.
Career
2015 – to date Partner at Weightmans LLP
2006- 2015 – Partner at Ford & Warren (merged with Weightmans LLP)
2003-2005 – Partner at Cobbetts
1992-2003 – Assistant then Partner at Halliwells
Kings College, London LLB
Education
Kings College, London LLB
Leisure
Skiing, tennis, gym
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
Weightmans LLP acts for clients across a range of sectors with a focus on the financial and public sectors. Oliver Nelson specialises in advising insolvency practitioners and has expertise in complex debt recovery work, advising lenders, debtors and creditors. Shauna-Leigh Thompson is recommended for asset finance matters, particularly issues involving vehicles located overseas.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Employment > Health and safety
- Insurance > Personal injury: defendant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Public sector > Health
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate