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Emma Taylor
Work Department
Business and Professional Risk
Position
Emma is a Partner in our insolvency practice specialising in both corporate and personal, and contentious and non-contentious matters. As a psychology graduate, Emma’s professional career began in the legal department at Muller Dairy UK. She returned to College to convert to law before going on to qualify at Eversheds in 2009. Emma is highly experienced in all forms of insolvency procedure and practice.
The nature of insolvency referrals means that Emma has experience across a range of sectors including: retail, IT, education, local government, healthcare, construction, energy and agriculture. She is accustomed to acting in unusual situations and has a calming and methodical style which can help put clients at ease. Emma is regularly instructed to advise directors on their duties, on the risks of insolvency and on the appointment of insolvency practitioners through to the sale of assets and/or antecedent recovery actions.
Recent instructions include advising a sub-tenant on the effect of a Part 26 Restructuring Plan and obtaining an amendment to that Plan to avoid the immediate termination of those sub-leases; advising directors on the implications of the Loan Charge and on their liabilities as a result of entry into various tax avoidance schemes; acting for a buyer of a going concern media company from administrators; and obtaining a court order to appoint the majority directors’ choice of administrators in hostile circumstances.
Career
- Shoosmiths LLP – 2013 – 2014
- Eversheds LLP – 2007 – 2013
- Müller Dairy UK Limited (in-house paralegal) – 2003-2004
Education
- Solicitor – admitted September 2009
- LPC (Distinction) – 2005
- PgDL (Commendation) 2004
- BSc (Hons) Science – 2003
Lawyer Rankings
East Midlands > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
(Leading individuals)Highlighted for its ‘great technical ability’, Browne Jacobson LLP‘s insolvency group is led by Emma Taylor, with key support from associate Joe Price; together the team works with all the major accountancy firms across the Midlands. Price ‘leaves no stone unturned’ and specialises in contentious insolvency work. The practice continues to be busy handling insolvencies in the retail and manufacturing sectors, and providing advisory and transactional support to public and private sector clients on the continuing impact of the pandemic and other economic pressures.
Lawyer Rankings
- Insolvency and corporate recovery East Midlands > Finance
- Leading individuals East Midlands > Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Nottingham and Derby
- Real estate > Commercial property: Nottingham and Derby
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Nottingham and Derby
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Private finance initiative (PFI)
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Public sector > Public sector
- Real estate > Social housing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport