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Case Studies

  • Cancelling/annulling a Bankruptcy Order Background FWJ was approached by our client who had a Bankruptcy Order made against her in respect of a relatively low value disputed debt. The Bankruptcy Order was made without our client’s knowledge following a number of hearings and exchange of...
  • Chairman of a worldwide group of companies Our client was chairman of a worldwide group of companies with an estimated turnover of $600 million. He was faced with almost certain director disqualification by the DTI due to serious crown deficiencies totaling nearly £2 million, following the...
  • Director £100 million turnover group of companies Our client was a director of a £100 million turnover group of companies involved in property development work. He had also become a director of a recruitment company (on the recommendation of a friend). Unfortunately that company (which he had no day...
  • Director of 3 successive food chain companies Our client was a director of three separate food chains, each of which went in to liquidation within 18 months of each other and each of which owed more than £1million to HMRC. Director disqualification proceedings were issued by the Secretary of...
  • Director of a chain of retail shops This was an extensive instruction over two years where in the Secretary of State pursued our clients for a Director Disqualification Order arising from misconduct, whilst simultaneously the appointed Liquidator pursued our clients (company directors) for...
  • Director of a dry cleaning company Our client was a director of a company which carried on business in the dry cleaning industry. Unfortunately, due to substantial sums owed to the company from a third party creditor the company entered liquidation with debts due and owing to the crown. This...
  • Director of a firm of independent financial advisors Our client was the founder and managing director of an independent financial advisors, which, following a rejected insurance claim, was placed into liquidation.  Proceedings were issued by the Secretary of State to disqualify our client for a period of...
  • Director of a group of 9 companies Our client was a former diretor of a group of companies which entered into administration following the recession in 2009. The group companies undertook various activities, including after the event insurance, claims management, litigation funding and...
  • Director of a pine furniture company Our client was a director of a Pine Furniture Company which entered into liquidation. The Insolvency Service issued director disqualification proceedings against him in respect of monies owing to the Crown totalling £85,000. The Insolvency Service was...
  • Director of a property company Our client was a surveyor and property developer who had a number of companies but whom had failed to file accounts and annual returns at Companies House over a course of the preceding years. Our client was subject to a further prosecution for the...
  • Director of a telecoms company Our client was a director of a telecoms company and allegations were made that he was also a shadow director of a separate legal entity which are in the same premises as the telecoms company. Director disqualification proceedings were issued by the DTI...
  • Director of an IT software company We were contacted by a former director of a software company in circumstances where allegations had been made against him relating to trading to the detriment of the HMRC together with making payments to associated companies prior to the insolvency of his...
  • Director of company liquidated then restored Our client was a director of a company which was liquidated in 2005 but which was then restored to the Registry of Companies following which director disqualification proceedings were issued against him. Our client chose to deal with the claim himself and...
  • Directors of a construction company We were instructed by three Directors of a company which had been placed into liquidation, The Directors faced proceedings as follows: Director Disqualification proceedings in respect of certain pre-insolvency transactions. Liquidator’s Claim for...
  • Husband & wife directors of a construction company Our clients were a husband and wife, who had previously been directors of a company which had been incorporated to help the husband who worked as a consultant abroad.  However, upon his return to England in approximately 2008, it was agreed between him...
  • Husband & wife directors of a logistics company Our clients were a husband and wife who ran a logistics company which faced financial difficulties and subsequently entered into insolvency proceedings.  Subsequent to this director disqualification proceedings were brought against both of them. ...
  • Husband & wife of a journalism training centre Our clients were a husband and wife who set up a journalism training company for students in 2001. It traded successfully for 10 years prior to it entering into liquidation as a result of a combination of the effects of the previous recession and issues with...
  • Insolvency Case Studies   The following are Business Sectors and Industry Types we have assisted over the years at Francis Wilks & Jones   In relation to the types of industries and sectors listed below, we can offer a wide range of advice, both through our...
  • Seven directors of a digital technology company We acted for seven separate directors of a large group of companies involved in cutting edge digital technology applications. Unfortunately, the group of companies entered into administration due to cash flow issues with HMRC arrears in the region of...
  • Sole director of a construction company Our client was the sole director of a substantial construction company with a well-established reputation in the industry and an extremely valuable pipeline of work.  The client was pursued by the Secretary of State for disqualification as a result of...
  • Sole director of a property development company Our client was a sole Director of a company which had, for various reasons, failed to file financial accounts within the period legally required under the Companies Act 2006 and ancillary legislation. These failures had occurred over a period of two years...
  • Three directors of a gateway technology company We were instructed on behalf of three individuals who were directors of a company which used GSM Gateway technology to offer landline to mobile solutions for clients in order to help reduce their mobile and telephone bills.  Two of our clients were full...
  • Three directors of a security company Our clients were directors of a company which provided security personnel to companies and also won a major contract to supply security staff to the Olympic site during its development as part of the 2012 Olympics. The director disqualification allegations...
  • Two directors of a security company FWJ were instructed by Defendants to a Disqualification Claim that was just about to be decided at Trial.  FWJ was instructed approximately 2-3 weeks pre-trial without having previously been involved in the proceedings. The proceedings related to...
  • Two directors of ground works company We were instructed by two directors, who formerly traded together in the same company, to apply for leave to act as directors despite their agreement to enter into voluntary disqualification undertakings pursuant to Section 1A Company Director’s...