Tony is an insolvency and corporate recovery specialist. In addition to being a solicitor, he is a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner, authorised by the Insolvency Practitioners Association, and a Solicitor Advocate (civil). He receives instructions from Insolvency Practitioners ranging from Magic Circle firms to sole practitioners. Those instructions may be of a procedural, professional or technical nature, while the sources of his other instructions include banks, creditors (secured or otherwise) and directors.
Tony lectures extensively and has lectured for Central Law Training, R3, and Legal Easel. He particularly enjoys in-house tailor-made seminars for clients. Tony is also involved with the Joint Insolvency Examination Board.
Expertise
Tony advises insolvency practitioners, creditors and directors on all formal insolvency procedures, including administrations, receiverships, voluntary arrangements and liquidations, with experience across both corporate and personal insolvency matters.
Experience
Advised on appropriate insolvency procedures
Advised on Voluntary Arrangements and Trust issues
Advised on pre-pack sales in Administration and SIP 16
Advised on trading on by a multi-sited retail company in administration
Advised on obtaining overseas bankruptcies
Tony represents stakeholders in director disputes, disqualification proceedings and creditor claims, with additional experience in trust-related insolvency issues and high-value claims arising from alleged misconduct or mismanagement.
Experience
Pursued directors for breaches of their fiduciary duties under the Insolvency legislation and Companies Act 2006
Defended trust claims in bankruptcies
Advised on priority of debts and expenses (including office-holders’ expenses) in insolvency proceedings
Pursued directors for unlawful redemption of preferential shares
Advised on “Barclay Applegate” orders
Advised on COMI and attacking jurisdictional “forum shopping”
Recognition
Member of the Insolvency Practitioners Association
Fellow of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals
Member of Law Society
Solicitor Advocate
Tony qualified as a solicitor in 1989. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2017, he worked at the following firms:
