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Guildford
The Guildford-based team is going from
strength to strength, and is predicted to enjoy a further increase in
work with the opening of new offices in the Oxford and Cambridge areas.
Its ability to deal with administrations involving large property estates
was demonstrated once again when the team advised Oxford Hotels in the
purchase of 150 premises from the insolvent Swallow Hotels group. However,
the group's real forte is for contentious insolvencies, with much of
the work driven by a strong client roster of IPs. As a member of the
Association of European Lawyers, the group is active in cross-border
insolvencies and in cases with an international element. This has been
illustrated by the team's ongoing work for the liquidators of Invaro
and its associated companies, a business that has drawn in creditors
and debtors based both in the UK and Japan. Market sources are impressed
by the group's level of growth over the past year and clients appreciate
the lawyers' "top-notch advice."
"Sensible yet energetic" James
Hyne deals principally with contentious corporate insolvency matters
and is known as the "engine of the team that has really driven
the practice forward." He regularly contributes in seminars and
conferences involving clients from the factoring and discounting sectors,
and is a highly visible presence in the marketplace.
Clients/Work Highlights: The lawyers
continue to advise the company voluntary arrangement supervisors and
New Zealand-based former parent company of electrical retailer PRG Group
in proceedings brought by the company's landlords.
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