Jonathan Moor

Jonathan principally advises insolvency practitioners on the recovery, preservation and realisation of assets for the benefit of creditors. He provides guidance in relation to insolvent companies and bankrupt estates, with a particular focus on maximising realisations, identifying potential claims and supporting office-holders throughout the insolvency process.

Jonathan has experience across the full range of contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters, covering both corporate and personal insolvency. He regularly acts for insolvency practitioners, companies, directors, creditors and litigation funders, advising at each stage of the insolvency process. His work includes formal insolvency appointments, business and asset sales and purchases, investigations into company affairs and director conduct, recovery claims and strategic advice in distressed and financially pressured situations.

He advises clients on pre-pack administration sales and purchases, insolvency proceedings, administrator appointments, winding up petitions, bankruptcy petitions and the options available before a formal insolvency process begins.

Examples of Jonathan’s work include:

• Undertaking detailed investigatory work on behalf of insolvency practitioners, including reviewing company records, considering director conduct and advising on potential claims and recovery actions against former directors of companies in administration.
• Advising the administrators of a digital media company with assets situated across multiple jurisdictions in relation to a pre-pack administration sale, including providing practical guidance on transaction structure, asset transfer issues and insolvency procedure.
• Advising litigation funders in connection with claims arising from insolvency, including allegations of wrongful trading, breach of directors’ duties, preferences and other assignable office-holder claims.