Things we can help with

Company Directors Disqualification Act

• If you have you been contacted by the Insolvency Service or are involved in Directors Disqualification proceedings after your company has been placed into liquidation or administration , then there are many ways in which we can assist.

• Initially helping you to deal with the completion of the liquidator or administrators’ questionnaires.

• Respond to questionnaires from the Insolvency Service and cooperating with them in their enquiries and ensuring that there are sufficient mitigating circumstances in your favour.

• The Section 16 Letter – Confused! This is the letter that the Insolvency Service will send to you stating that they are pursuing a line of enquiry and taking action against you. We will assist with drafting a response to the Section 16 letter and make representations on your behalf.

• Continue assisting you with all correspondence with the Insolvency Service and find facts and legislation to about your case and any allegations which are being made to prevent any further action being taken.

• Keep you fully up to date with advice and guidance on legislation and how the case is progressing and the merits of the case.

• Providing you with advice around maximising the prospects of successfully defending the proceedings.

• Taking charge of all the procedures to deal with the Court and helping with reviewing your books and records to ensure that the evidence is gathered adequately to defend any proceedings that are brought against you. This could be drafting witness statements and Affidavits and preparing you to answer any questions which maybe asked of you.

• Detailed advice on Disqualification Undertakings, the effect of those undertakings on you and any other directorships you may have and how to protect your reputation.

• If you offer a Disqualification Undertaking the advice will be given in relation to the leave of Court for you to continue to act as company director.

• We will work with our accountancy partners who deal with forensic accounting to help with any contentious reconciliation of accounting records ad ensure that there is sufficient information for your defence.

All telephone conversations are Private and confidential, and we can work with you to suit your fee budgets.