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Whatever issue you're facing, we use our experience to find the best solution for you. Here you can read case studies demonstrating how we have helped other clients to find commercial solutions to their problems and enable them to get on with business.

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Debt recovery

Recovering a £15,000 debt, interest and legal costs without issuing a bankruptcy petition

Read how we opposed a statutory demand set aside and got our client £15,000 by threatening a bankruptcy petition

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Debt recovery

Recovering £79,700 plus legal costs through a winding-up petition

Read how we recovered £79,700 in just a few days using a winding up petition against the debtor

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Tax disputes

FWJ defeats £674,000 personal VAT penalty liability for company director

Read how we helped our client defeat a £674,000 personal VAT claim brought by HMRC.

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Shareholder and member services

Settlement of a share purchase accounting dispute

Read how we successfully helped our client resolve a difficult share purchase accounting dispute

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Debt recovery

Successful recovery of solicitors’ debt against a commercial debtor

Read how we recovered £90,000 fees for our law firm client.

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Private client commercial litigation & dispute resolution, Debt recovery

Successful recovery of solicitors’ debt by enforcing judgment through an order for sale

in this case study we set out how we helped our law firm client recovery £90,000

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Company rescue

Defending an HMRC winding up petition and securing a pre-pack administration sale

At a Glance A family owned scaffolding company faced a winding up petition presented by HMRC. The petition contained multiple errors and disputed elements....

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Company rescue

Pre pack administration secures business sale and protects jobs in the recruitment sector

At a glance The administrators were appointed to a recruitment business amid significant creditor pressure. A pre pack administration was identified as the most...

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Company rescue

Pre pack administration preserves value and avoids liquidation for restaurant business

At a glance The administrators were appointed after a winding up petition was presented against a restaurant business. A pre pack administration was identified...

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Company rescue

Rescuing a multi-site restaurant group through a successful pre pack administration

FWJ helped a UK restaurant group avoid liquidation through a pre pack administration that preserved jobs and rescued the business. Contact our team for...

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Tax disputes

Overturning a £500,000 HMRC Personal Liability Notice at the First-tier Tax Tribunal

Read how our team overturned a £500,000 personal liability notice for our client. A stunning result.

SMEs, directors & shareholders
- Dispute resolution, Director services

Director Loan Account claim settled for 60% reduction in liquidator’s demand

FWJ negotiated a 60% reduction in a liquidator’s claim over a director’s loan account, resolving the dispute swiftly and avoiding costly litigation

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