Chris Jones

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Partner

Restructuring and Insolvency

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Expertise

Chris has over 25 years’ experience in dealing with the issues resulting from financial distress in business — restructuring, corporate recovery, insolvency and related work. He is a positive influence in a crisis and a true trusted advisor to clients.

Chris is rated in the legal directories Legal 500 and Chambers as a ‘great resource for complex aspects of insolvency law’ and considered to be ‘tenacious and thorough in his approach’ as well as ‘extremely approachable, calm and very pragmatic’.

Chris Advises

  • Companies and their directors, professional services firms and their members in restructurings, financial turnaround, business sales and purchases as well as litigation in distressed and insolvent scenarios
  • Insolvency practitioners in the realisation of corporate assets through sales transactions
  • Insolvency practitioners in the investigation of corporate fraud   and ensuing recovery litigation
  • Creditors in the recovery of debts and enforcement of security rights
  • Financial affairs of insolvent (former) high net worth individuals and deceased individuals.

Experience Highlights

Reported Cases

  • Doorbar v Alltime Securities Ltd (1995) BCC 1149 (CA): Court of Appeal, chairman’s valuation of prospective/contingent claims in an Individual Voluntary Arrangement;
  • TSB Bank plc v Marshall & Rodgers [1998] 2 FLR 769: first reported case on enforcement of equitable mortgage under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996;
  • Fennell v Halliwells LLP [2013] EWHC 2837 (Ch): exercise of Court’s discretion to allow proceedings to be issued against a firm in liquidation to determine a former member’s rights.

Notable Expertise

  • Insolvent Deceased Estates: acted on numerous petitions and estates and lectured for R3.

Publications

Articles

  • Hiding in the Shadows
  • New Legislation on Company Directors

Webinars

Career History

Previous Law Firms

  • Irwin Mitchell, Partner in Leeds and Manchester, setting up Corporate Recovery and Insolvency department in Manchester (2002–2013)
  • Hammonds, Associate (2000–2002)
  • Eversheds, Associate, (1998–2000)
  • Adams & Remer, Solicitor (1995–1998)
  • Isadore Goldman, Solicitor (1992–1995)

Education

  • University of Reading, Law, LLB Hons (2.1)
  • College of Law, Guildford
  • Eastbourne College

Expertise

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Chris has over 25 years’ experience in dealing with the issues resulting from financial distress in business — restructuring, corporate recovery, insolvency and related work. He is a positive influence in a crisis and a true trusted advisor to clients.

Chris is rated in the legal directories Legal 500 and Chambers as a ‘great resource for complex aspects of insolvency law’ and considered to be ‘tenacious and thorough in his approach’ as well as ‘extremely approachable, calm and very pragmatic’.

Chris Advises

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  • Companies and their directors, professional services firms and their members in restructurings, financial turnaround, business sales and purchases as well as litigation in distressed and insolvent scenarios
  • Insolvency practitioners in the realisation of corporate assets through sales transactions
  • Insolvency practitioners in the investigation of corporate fraud   and ensuing recovery litigation
  • Creditors in the recovery of debts and enforcement of security rights
  • Financial affairs of insolvent (former) high net worth individuals and deceased individuals.

Experience Highlights

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Reported Cases

  • Doorbar v Alltime Securities Ltd (1995) BCC 1149 (CA): Court of Appeal, chairman’s valuation of prospective/contingent claims in an Individual Voluntary Arrangement;
  • TSB Bank plc v Marshall & Rodgers [1998] 2 FLR 769: first reported case on enforcement of equitable mortgage under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996;
  • Fennell v Halliwells LLP [2013] EWHC 2837 (Ch): exercise of Court’s discretion to allow proceedings to be issued against a firm in liquidation to determine a former member’s rights.

Notable Expertise

  • Insolvent Deceased Estates: acted on numerous petitions and estates and lectured for R3.

Publications

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Articles

  • Hiding in the Shadows
  • New Legislation on Company Directors

Webinars

Career History

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Previous Law Firms

  • Irwin Mitchell, Partner in Leeds and Manchester, setting up Corporate Recovery and Insolvency department in Manchester (2002–2013)
  • Hammonds, Associate (2000–2002)
  • Eversheds, Associate, (1998–2000)
  • Adams & Remer, Solicitor (1995–1998)
  • Isadore Goldman, Solicitor (1992–1995)

Education

  • University of Reading, Law, LLB Hons (2.1)
  • College of Law, Guildford
  • Eastbourne College
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