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Commercial legal advice for stressed, distressed and insolvent businesses.

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Straightforward, clear and commercial advice when you need it the most.

Financial difficulty can affect any business. Whether you are a director trying to navigate a way through, an investor managing a distressed asset, or a lender or insolvency practitioner enforcing your position, getting the right commercially focused legal advice quickly is critical.

Acuity Law’s specialist restructuring and insolvency team provides clear, commercial advice at every stage, from early contingency planning and restructuring through to formal insolvency proceedings and insolvency litigation. With years of in-depth experience across all business sectors, we advise business owners, directors, creditors, investors, lenders, banks and trustees on both contentious and non-contentious restructuring and insolvency matters.

As a team of experienced restructuring and insolvency advisers, our specialist multidisciplinary team of lawyers brings expertise and breadth of knowledge across key practice areas from Employment, Corporate and Commercial, to Real Estate Finance, Banking and Finance, Commercial Litigation and Real Estate, to provide clear and pragmatic advice through all stages of restructuring and insolvency.

Working closely with you, we quickly get to understand your business priorities, allowing us to deliver a strategy that, wherever possible, protects your interests and safeguards your business — and, if that is not possible, realises the maximum value from its assets.

Partnering with lenders, investors, corporates, banks and trustees to provide pragmatic and commercial advice, our services include distressed M&A, corporate restructuring and turnaround, contingency planning, scheme of arrangements, company voluntary arrangements (CVAs), administration, liquidation, receivership creditor enforcement, directors’ duties and insolvency risk advice, and insolvency litigation.

If your enquiry relates to recovering a straightforward commercial debt rather than insolvency or restructuring, visit our Commercial Debt Recovery page.

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Our specialist restructuring and insolvency services.

At Acuity Law, our solicitors work across the full spectrum of restructuring and insolvency services, both contentious and non-contentious. We can advise on:

Our restructuring and insolvency lawyers advise on the acquisition, disposal and transfer of businesses and assets in distress or insolvency. We support buyers, sellers, lenders and insolvency practitioners on time-sensitive transactions, helping to protect value and manage risk throughout the process.

Work highlights

Our specialist team has advised on a large number of restructuring and insolvency issues across a wide range of different businesses and sectors. The following are just a small number of examples to demonstrate the breadth of work that our specialist team does to support and protect our clients.

Director
Instructed on behalf of a director to defend a claim brought by Administrators alleging preferential payments under s.239 of the Insolvency Act 1986, a transaction at an undervalue under s.238, and breach of directors’ duties.
Liquidators
Advising the Liquidators on a potential claim against the former director of a liquidated company regarding certain preferential payments (including director’s loan account repayments and pension contributions), potentially unlawful dividends, wrongful trading, and breach of directors’ duties.
Secured Charge Holder
Instructed on behalf of Secured Charge Holder to assist with the appointment of a Receiver.
London based hotel
Successfully achieved a rescue and solvent return of a company in administration running a large London based hotel.

What our clients say

The team consistently displays a complete commitment to supporting you in getting the engagement completed successfully and efficiently.

Highly personable individuals across the team, able to translate their demonstrable strong technical knowledge into “easy to understand” language and advice.

Awards & Credentials

The Commercial Litigation Team is ranked Tier 1 in the Legal 500

Legal 500

The Commercial Litigation Team is ranked Band 2 by Chambers and Partners

Chambers and Partners

Aisha is listed as a Leading Partner in the Legal 500

Legal 500

Aisha is ranked Band 1 by Chambers and Partners

Chambers and Partners

Aisha is listed as a Leading Partner in the Legal 500

Legal 500

Aisha is ranked Band 1 by Chambers and Partners

Chambers and Partners

Meet the team

Meet the wider team

Our restructuring, insolvency and debt recovery solicitors advise businesses, creditors and investors across the full range of distressed situations, from early-stage planning through to formal proceedings. Talk to us today.

Aisha Wardell

Senior Partner
Commercial Litigation Team Dispute Resolution & Litigation Cardiff
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Rachelle Sellek

Senior Partner and Compliance Officer
Commercial & Technology Team Cardiff
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Beverley Jones

Senior Partner
Banking & Finance Team Corporate Team Cardiff
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Christopher Agius

Senior Partner
Banking & Finance Team Real Estate Finance Team Cardiff
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Jennifer Butcher

Senior Partner
Dispute Resolution & Litigation Cardiff
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Jared Ursell

Partner
Commercial Litigation Team Dispute Resolution & Litigation Cardiff
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Our expertise: We also advise on

Restructuring and insolvency issues often intersect with other areas of business and commercial law, including commercial debt recovery. In addition to advising on a wide range of restructuring and insolvency issues, we also provide a comprehensive range of legal services. Some of these include:

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Commercial Debt Recovery

Recovering money owed to your business, from letters before action through to enforcement of judgments.

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Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Our expert litigation lawyers can assist businesses in resolving commercial disputes quickly and efficiently, from initial risk management to litigation. When appropriate, we will always explore alternative dispute resolution options.

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Corporate

From Series A funding and management buyouts to major acquisitions and full exits, we act on transactions at every stage of the business lifecycle.

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Employment and HR

A full range of employment and HR legal advice including TUPE advice, tribunal defence, HR documentation and general employment advice and guidance.

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Banking & Finance

Funding structures, loan facilities and financial arrangements to support your transaction.

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Need a law firm on a retainer with preferable rates?

Our Acuity Counsel Service provides you with your own dedicated team, with the ability to manage budget and control costs.

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