The nature of the current economic climate has resulted in the need for insolvency law to evolve to meet the challenges of economic reconstruction. Hayes solicitors insolvency team comprises lawyers drawn from different departments in the firm to bring together their skills in the areas of corporate law, dispute resolution, employment, intellectual property and property law. It is the flexible nature of the group that enables us to tailor our team to suit our individual client’s needs.

The members of the insolvency team have considerable experience and strong reputations for dealing with a wide variety of insolvency issues acting for insolvency practitioners as well as advising banks, other financial institutions, statutory bodies and creditors. It also advises businesses in financial difficulties and their directors or trustees.

We advise on:

  • Bankruptcy
  • Liquidation
  • Receivership
  • Examinership
  • Cross border Insolvencies
  • Individual and Company Voluntary schemes of arrangements
  • Corporate Restructuring including equity swaps, hive downs, assignment of debt etc
  • Obtaining judgments
  • Directors disqualification proceedings, liabilities and responsibilities
  • Wrongful or fraudulent trading claims against former directors
  • Antecedent transactions
  • Loan default
  • Asset and debt recovery
  • Retention of title claims
  • Regulatory authority liaison
  • Insolvency issues such as ‘ transactions at an undervalue’
  • Asset recovery for the benefit of creditors
  • Business turnaround
  • Debt recovery
  • Property, commercial and employment transactions and disputes
  • Dispute resolution
  • Transaction planning
  • Alternative dispute resolution