David joined JMW’s Restructuring and Insolvency Department in December 2024.
David’s is experienced in all areas of contentious and non-contentious corporate and personal insolvency matters. His clients include insolvency practitioners, lenders, directors and shareholders.
In particular, David has significant experience in:
- pursuing and defending office holder claims, including claims concerning overdrawn directors loan accounts, transactions at an undervalue, preference payments and misfeasance;
- applications under sections 127 and 284 Insolvency Act 1986 and validation orders
- applications for private examination under sections 236 and 366 Insolvency Act 1986
- distressed business and asset sales and purchases;
- asset recovery and realisations, including disposals of real property;
- office-holder applications including, administration extensions, remuneration applications and block transfer orders;
validation orders;
bringing and defending winding-up and bankruptcy petitions, including applications to enjoin presentation of winding-up petitions and bringing and defending applications to set-aside statutory demands.
- injunction applications against office-holders
- applications under the Insolvent Partnerships Order 1994
- petitions under the Administration of Insolvent Estates of Deceased Persons Order 1986
David has specialised in insolvency work since 2010 years and is mentioned in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500.