The ‘hard working and determined’ team at Spencer West LLP stands out for its experience in acting for insolvency practitioners, pursuing adjudications on behalf of insolvent contractors and obtaining payment. Jackie Ray leads the team and works extensively with blue-chip and high-net worth corporates on mediation and insolvency, offering particular expertise in multi-jurisdictional matters. Nina Toor’s comprehensive offering includes debt recovery claims, personal guarantees, and insolvency, while seasoned commercial litigator Gary Braathen represents small enterprises and large corporations on insolvency matters.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is excellent at communication and providing solutions to problems. They are very good results are achieved. They are hard working and determined when acting on behalf of clients.’

  • ‘The approachability and the ability of the partners to suggest solutions that are innovative & successful is what stands out. Both Jackie Ray & Gary Braathen demonstrate great flexibility in a result based environment.’

  • ‘An excellent team, with the ability to call on strength and depth across the wider Spencer West network.’

  • ‘I have known and worked with the team members for many years - they are highly commercial and responsive to client needs. ’

  • ‘Jackie Ray is excellent at handling clients and managing portfolios of volume work as well as individual bigger cases. She understands how to maximise the use of systems to clients' advantage. Gary Braathen is a very capable technical lawyer, very experienced, robust, and an effective litigator. Jackie Ray and Gary Braathen are complemented by Nina Toor who is also a very capable lawyer and a pleasure to work with.’

  • ‘Experience and expertise of debt recovery and wider dispute resolution. ’

Practice head

Jackie Ray

Other key lawyers

Nina Toor; Gary Braathen