Ian Rees

Associate

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Career History

After training and qualifying in London, Ian spent 6 years at Howes Percival in Norwich undertaking recoveries work for IPs and conducting Director Disqualification investigations and proceedings against company directors on behalf of the Secretary of State.

Ian then moved back to London and spent the last 6 and a half years at the Insolvency and Enforcement Team of HMRC Solicitor’s Office. During this time Ian acted as a lead solicitor on complex insolvency and debt enforcement cases including freezing orders and appointing provisional liquidators and advising in cases such as Lotus F1 Team, Rangers FC and Lehman Brothers.

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Purkiss v Kennedy

Purkiss v Kennedy & Ors [2024] EWHC 1081 (Ch) is another judgment in a string of cases arising out of schemes designed to enable self-employed individuals to avoid paying incomeRead more

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Strategic Value Capital Solutions Master Fund LP

Summary The judgment of the Court of Appeal in Strategic Value Capital Solutions Master Fund LP & Ors v AGPS BondCo PLC (Re AGPS BondCo PLC) [2024] EWCA Civ 24Read more

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Nasmyth Group Ltd

Re Nasmyth Group Ltd (Re Companies Act 2006) [2023] EWHC 988 (Ch) sets out Leech J’s reasons for refusing to sanction a Part 26A restructuring plan. The company acted asRead more

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Doran v County Rentals Ltd – Winding up Petition Dismissed at Preliminary Hearing – Covid

Doran v County Rentals Ltd (t/a Hunters) [2021] EWHC 3372 (Ch) is a reserved judgment of HHJ Cadwallader, sitting as a High Court judge, on a rare, indeed possibly soRead more