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Our firm has significant experience in advising insolvency practitioners and individuals on a broad range of personal insolvency matters. These include handling asset realisations, income payment orders, suspensions of discharge and annulment applications.
We also have experience in advising spouses of bankrupts and dealing with complex IVAs, including cases involving capacity issues or evasive debtors.
We also regularly advise in relation to enforcement of a debt and the various options available, including bankruptcy proceedings. This includes acting for those seeking to set aside statutory demands and resist bankruptcy petitions as well as those pursuing insolvency proceedings against individuals.
Whether you are seeking early-stage guidance to avert a potential insolvency event or require robust representation in urgent proceedings, we provide practical, commercially attuned advice at every step.
Our approach is proactive, tailored, and grounded in sophisticated legal insight, enabling you to regain control and navigate financial uncertainty with confidence. In times of pressure, experience matters.
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- COMPANY, SHAREHOLDER & PARTNERSHIP DISPUTES
- CONTRACT DISPUTES
- CORPORATE INSOLVENCY
- PERSONAL INSOLVENCY & BANKRUPTCY
- FINANCIAL SERVICES DISPUTES
- FRAUD, INJUNCTIONS AND FREEZING ORDERS
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Why Choose Payne Hicks Beach for Commercial Disputes & Litigation?
We are generally conflict free, meaning we are normally able to act against major banks and institutions.
We have a skilled and dedicated team led by six partners (including those with a background in the City).
We work in small partner-led teams to ensure that we deliver the best service to our clients in the most cost-efficient manner.
We are used to being instructed on an urgent basis, particularly when injunctive relief is sought.
We can efficiently assemble high quality multi-disciplinary teams of experts including barristers, forensic accountants, investigators and public relations firms to assist our clients. We also have long-established and close connections with market-leading overseas law firms.
Our lawyers are also experts in the funding of claims and can advise on the various options available.
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Payne Hicks Beach is proud to see its largest cohort of Partners listed in Spear’s 500 2026 Directory
23 February 2026
The Spear’s 500 2026 has been published. The latest edition sees Payne Hicks Beach lawyers included in this indispensable pri…
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