Clarity and confidence when you need it most.

When businesses face financial distress, swift and strategic legal advice is essential. At Porter Dodson, we work closely with insolvency practitioners, accountants, and business leaders to deliver practical solutions that protect value, preserve assets, and support recovery.

Our team is experienced in both contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters, including cross-border proceedings, and we act for insolvency appointees, directors, and businesses across a wide range of sectors - from manufacturing and real estate to venture capital and financial services.

How we help

We provide expert legal support in all aspects of insolvency and restructuring, including:

Asset Recovery
Acting for liquidators and administrators to recover assets and maximise returns for creditors
Defending Winding-Up Petitions
Including urgent injunctions to restrain the presentation or advertisement of petitions.
Director Claims
Defending directors against claims brought by liquidators, including breach of duty allegations.
Schemes of Arrangement
Advising on restructuring strategies to preserve business value and avoid formal insolvency.
Appointment of Receivers
Supporting secured creditors and insolvency appointees in the appointment and enforcement process.
Cross-Border Insolvency
Navigating international insolvency proceedings and asset recovery across jurisdictions.

Creative, commercial solutions

We understand that insolvency processes are increasingly used in innovative ways, from enforcing judgments to preserving disputed assets. We tailor our advice to your commercial objectives, whether you're implementing a restructuring, defending a claim, or pursuing litigation.

We also offer flexible and competitive fee arrangements, including working with litigation funders to support claims that might otherwise go unfunded.

The Contentious Trusts & Probate team is excellent. It is highly knowledgeable while bringing a very pragmatic and commercially sensitive approach, which is particularly important given the often personal, emotional, and high-stakes nature of these disputes.

Legal 500 2027

The team has a justifiably strong reputation in the field of contentious probate disputes. They fight hard on behalf of their clients.

Legal 500 2027

The team has a justifiably strong reputation in the field of contentious probate disputes. They fight hard on behalf of their clients.

Legal 500 2027

Ralph Wheeler is an outstanding senior associate. He combines impressive technical knowledge with a very pragmatic, commercially minded approach. He is strategic, very organized, and communicates clearly with clients and opponents alike, guiding clients confidently through sensitive or challenging disputes. He is also very effective in coordinating advice across multiple areas of law. Clients trust him for both the quality of his judgment and the practical, solutions-focused way he approaches each matter.

Legal 500 2027

Legal Awards and Accreditations

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Insolvency and Restructuring

Clarity and confidence when you need it most.

How we help

Creative, commercial solutions

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