Moore Barlow‘s insolvency and restructuring team is regarded by clients as ’commercial and efficient with great technical advice' and predominantly acts for insolvency practitioners on a full range of complex and critical mandates. Rebecca Chaplin and Heather Dobson collectively spearhead the Southampton-based practice: Chaplin is regarded as ‘very knowledgeable and hard working’ and a ’tough litigator’ whilst Dobson is praised for being ‘highly knowledgeable in this technical area, extremely hard-working and ready to go the extra mile’. The pair are vastly experienced in all aspects of insolvency law.
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Testimonials
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‘Commercial, efficient, great technical advice and very approachable.’
‘Extremely knowledgeable about the legislation, very hard-working and responsive.’
‘Heather Dobson is highly knowledgeable in this technical area, extremely hard-working and ready to go the extra mile Rebecca Chaplin - also very knowledgeable and hard-working and a tough litigator.’
‘The team have an excellent knowledge of insolvency’
‘Strong on both contentious and non-contentious assignments and the flexibility to handle the smaller as well as larger assignments.’
‘Heather Dobson - very knowledgeable and can deliver creative solutions.’
‘Moore Barlow has a solid knowledge and understanding of insolvency.’
‘Chris Parsons is incredibly responsive, open to suggestions and ideas, and is always very pleasant and accommodating. ’
Key clients
- Alvarez & Marsal
- Approved Recovery
- Antony Batty & Co
- Azets
- Bailey Ahmad Business Recovery
- Begbies Traynor
- Cooper Young
- Evelyn Partners
- Even Keel
- FRP Advisory
Work highlights
- Acting for the liquidator of various companies within a group of SPV companies, each of which owned property at varying stages of development.
- Acting for Simon Renshaw and Avner Radomsky of RG Insolvency, as administrators of Acuity Invoice Finance Limited – in Administration.
- Acting for a creditor in respect of two urgent court applications for administration orders where the director of the insolvent companies had allegedly taken over £2M of client funds from investment accounts, and a further £2M of company funds in director’s loans.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Rebecca Chaplin; Heather Dobson
Other key lawyers
Christopher Parsons