Freeths LLP

Freeths LLP provides expert advice to clients throughout Yorkshire and across the UK, with focus on corporate restructuring and insolvency across sectors including retail, banking, hospitality, construction, energy, and technology. The practice is praised for its ‘excellent’ advice on matters related to enforcing securities and recovering distressed assets, and is also well-versed within commercial dispute resolution, high-profile business rescues, and complex restructurings, including those involving court proceedings. Helen Bates and Oliver Jackson jointly lead the practice from the Leeds and Sheffield offices, respectively. The ’extremely good’ Bates is regarded for her wide range of experience, working on both contentious and non-contentious corporate and personal insolvency matters; while the ‘knowledgeable’ Jackson supports clients in high-profile cases, particularly in contingency planning and restructuring.