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Francis Wilks & Jones solicitors

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Francis Wilks & Jones provides specialist legal advice to SMEs, directors and shareholders, private clients, banks and financial institutions, and insolvency practitioners across the UK.

We have the experience and expertise to deliver the solutions and assistance you need. We are also great to work with. These are just some of areas of expertise we can provide.

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Company rescue

Freezing orders and fraud claims

Director disqualification

Shareholder services

Tax disputes

Claims by liquidators or administrators

Examples of our work

Banks & financial institutions

Acting in a $20m trade finance and invoice finance fraud involving a worldwide freezing injunction and claims against defendants based in England and abroad

Our client, a trade and invoice finance company which was part of a wider group of companies, had discovered a $20m hole in its...

SMEs, directors & shareholders

Obtaining a validation order to unfreeze a construction company’s bank account and have a winding up petition dismissed

Our client, a construction and building company, had been unknowingly pursued by HMRC for minimal liabilities: the company's accountants had failed to notify them...

SMEs, directors & shareholders

Helping a director to remain acting as a director of 17 separate companies despite a disqualification undertaking

Our client was a director of a £100 million turnover group of companies involved in property development. He had also become a director of...

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If there was ever a star rating for law firms, Francis Wilks & Jones would score five stars plus. Professional and pro-active, they were able to understand my problem quickly, provide expert advice, outline a solution and put it into place with a successful outcome. I should have gone to them sooner

A client we successfully defended in director disqualification and insolvency related proceedings
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