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201 DEANSGATE
MANCHESTER
M3 3NW
England
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Mr Ian Tucker
Work Department
Commercial; Insolvency
Position
Ian specialises in Commercial and Chancery litigation with an emphasis on Insolvency.
He regularly appears in the High Court and has frequently appeared in the Court of Appeal, both on his own and as a led-junior. He is consistently recognised as a leading junior in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.
Ian recently (led my Mark Cawson QC) appeared for a creditor and preferential shareholder on a successful application for an administration order, the purpose of which was to enable a conspiracy claim, potentially in excess of £100m, to be pursued against a former director and secured creditor.
His practice covers all aspects of personal and corporate insolvency, CDDA proceedings, contractual disputes, banking, trusts, mortgage transactions and debt recovery.
As a former mathematician, he is able to quickly analyse difficult problems and come up with pragmatic solutions.
Career
Called 2010
Memberships
- North Eastern Circuit
- Northern Chancery Bar Association
- Associate of the Royal College of Science
Education
- BSc Mathematics with a Year in Europe, Imperial College London and L’École Nationale Supérieure d’Infomatique et Mathématiques Appliquées de Grenoble (First Class Honours, 2004 – 2008)
- LLB, College of Law, York (Commendation,2008 – 2009)
- Bar Vocational Course, BPP Law School, Leeds (Very Competent, 2009 – 2010)
- Diplock Scholarship, Middle Temple (Major Scholarship, 2009-2010)
- Sachs Prize, Middle Temple (BVC Results, 2010)
- Alliance Française, Français langue étrangère (French as a foreign language) Level B2 (Independent) and C1 (Proficient)
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Company and insolvency
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Ian Tucker – Exchange Chambers ‘Ian is an outstanding advocate who commands respect. He is brilliant at cross-examination, leaves no stone unturned, and is always very well prepared for hearings and very technical.’
At Exchange Chambers ‘there is a breadth of expertise across all levels of call in insolvency and company work’, and this encompasses asset tracing and recovery, bankruptcy, administration, shareholder disputes, and director disqualification. The set is home to Giles Maynard-Connor KC, head of the insolvency practice, and he often provides non-contentious advice to office holders and companies. Richard Tetlow‘s insolvency practice encompasses both corporate and personal litigation, as does Carly Sandbach‘s, and she is particularly skilled at handling directors’ disqualification proceedings and public interest winding up petitions. Sandbach acted for the Secretary of State in directors’ disqualification proceedings against two financial advisors following a pension mis-selling scheme. Ian Tucker has a particular interest in cases where insolvency and land law converge, and he has appeared before the Court of Appeal. Tucker represented the trustee in Khan v Singh-Sall & Ano, which concerned an application to annul a bankruptcy order on the grounds that it should not have been made in the first place. George Rowell is another key junior here with experience in insolvency cases that have related tax elements.