Northern Circuit
18 St John Street hosts a number of excellent barristers with a broad range of experience in company and insolvency law. Jennifer Newstead-Taylor’s varied practice encompasses bankruptcy restriction orders, applications for provisional liquidators, and public interest winding up petitions. She is praised by clients in particular as a ‘true expert in complex disqualification proceedings’. ’Measured and persuasive advocate’ Elisabeth Tythcott regularly appears in the Business and Property Courts. With a reputation for his ‘down-to-earth communication style’ and ability to ’delicately manage client expectations’, Oliver Caplan handles both individual and corporate insolvency cases.
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Jennifer Newstead Taylor specialises in Business and Property with a specific emphasis on Insolvency, Tax and Commercial Litigation.
Insolvency
Jennifer has a wide range of advisory and advocacy experience in both personal and corporate insolvency.
Corporate Insolvency setting aside statutory demands, contested winding up petitions, injunctions restraining presentation and/or advertisement of petitions, transaction avoidance, s.216 applications (prohibited names), administration orders and extensions of administration orders and directors disqualifications.
Personal Insolvency bankruptcy orders following failed IVAs, contested bankruptcy petitions, annulment applications, suspensions of discharge, bankruptcy restriction orders, orders for possession and sale and transaction avoidance.
Tax
Jennifer conducts interim and final MTIC tribunal hearings and successfully represented the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs in the case of:
H S Tank & Sons Ltd v Revenue & Customs Commissioners (2012) [2013] UKFTT 777 (TC)
She also undertakes VAT tribunal hearings on substantive issues and costs.
Commercial
Jennifer’s commercial practice involves advisory and advocacy work across all aspects of the commercial arena. Jennifer regularly acts in contractual disputes ranging from banking disputes, the sale and supply of goods, construction contracts, debt and consumer credit.
Education
BA English Studies, University of Nottingham First Class
MA Nineteenth Century Culture & Society, University of Nottingham
PgDip Law, University of West England, Distinction
BVC University of the West of England, Very Competent
Prince of Wales Scholarship
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- 'The clerks, specifically Matthew Smith, are extremely helpful. They are very prompt in replying to emails and accommodating in regard to costs where able to. The clerks are also willing to go above and beyond in terms of filing documents with the court.'
- 'The clerks are excellent and are always available and on hand. Daniel Parker and Katie Brown will always go the extra mile.'
- 'The clerking seems better than most. Katie Brown is an excellent clerk.'
- 'The clerks are quick to respond and can generally offer a range of quality counsel priced appropriately to the matter.'
- 'This is an improving set that is now definitely on a par with the best in Manchester.'
- 'The set offers an excellent quality of counsel who are good to work alongside.'
- 'This is a solid, hard-working chambers with representation in most common law fields.'
- 'There is good availability of counsel and always someone to cover hearings, even at short notice.'