Claire Thompson
Claire spent her first three years practicing from Enterprise Chambers’ London branch but has recently re-located to Enterprise Chambers’ Bristol branch. Claire continues to regularly appear in London, as well as now having an emphasis on work in Bristol and South Wales.
Since starting practice Claire has developed a broad commercial chancery practice in the above areas with a particular emphasis on any matter which involves a property or insolvency element allowing her to draw on her experience and expertise in these other areas.
She frequently appears in the County Court, the First-tier Tribunal and the High Court, on all manner of property cases (including possession proceedings, easements/restrictive covenants, adverse possession and service charges), insolvency matters (covering all manner of both personal and corporate, directors’ duties and other insolvency processes) and bank recovery proceedings (charges, mortgages, guarantees and indemnities).
Claire has extensive experience representing clients at mediation. She is also a CEDR accredited mediator and accepts instructions to act as mediator in disputes in any of the above practice areas.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 2014
Membership
- Chancery Bar Association
- Property Bar Association
Qualifications
- LLM (2015)
- BPTC (2014)
- LLB (2012)
Education
- Cardiff University (2014)
- University of Bristol (2012)
4 Contributions by Claire Thompson
PRECEDENTS
Precedent application notice (bankruptcy): s.284 Insolvency Act 1986 declaration of void post-petition disposition, restoration order and costs (England and Wales)
INSOLVENCY ACT APPLICATION NOTICE
Note: Use with an application notice template compliant with the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016, SI 2016/1024 (Form IAA), IR 2016, r 1.35...
Case No: [insert]. [In the High Court of Justice, Business and Property Courts (Insolvency and Companies List (ChD)) in England and Wales or in [location]; or in the County Court at [location], Business and Property Work]...
In the matter of [bankrupt’s name] (In Bankruptcy) and the Insolvency Act 1986. Between [Applicant(s)] and [Respondent(s)]. Application under section 284...
Applicant(s): [names/addresses]. Respondent(s): [names/addresses]. The application concerns [details of the relevant bankruptcy]. To be heard by [level of judge] at [court/hearing centre]. Within existing insolvency proceedings? YES/NO. Court reference: [insert]...
Declaration that [the disposition] is void under section 284.
Order restoring the position as if the disposition had not occurred.
Order that the Respondent(s) pay the Applicant(s)’ costs.
Further or other relief as the Court considers appropriate.
Grounds: set out in the [number] witness statement of [name], dated [date]. Service: [intended recipients] [or none]. Notice: [intended recipients] [or none]. Applicant(s)’ address for service: [insert]. Dated: […]. Signed: […]. Name: […]
Court endorsement: Hearing on [date] at [time], at [place]. Issued at [court/hearing centre address]...
Restructuring & Insolvency
PRECEDENTS
Template Gazette notice (precedent) for presentation of winding-up petition under rule 7.10, Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
Court Reference No:
[ ENTER COURT REF....
Restructuring & Insolvency
CHECKLISTS
Applying for a company validation order: practitioner checklist for post-petition dispositions (England and Wales)
Obtain necessary information to draft statement in support of application for validation order:
a search of the company’s records
a duplicate of the winding-up petition
particulars of the debt and, if contested, particulars of the dispute
current accounts and forecasts, with bank account statements
information on the intended dispositions (including continuing trading where relevant) and/or transfers, together with supporting documentation
if the asset is a property, identification of the property, including title numbers
valuation evidence where any asset is to be disposed of
See Practice Note: Validation orders—dispositions of property after commencement of winding up.
Draft:
a supporting witness statement from a director or officer of the company who is closely acquainted with the company’s affairs and financial position. Where appropriate, corroborating evidence from the company’s accountant should also be provided...
Restructuring & Insolvency
CHECKLISTS
Creditor winding-up petitions against companies registered in England and Wales: checklist, timetable, service, Gazette advertisement, forms and procedural requirements
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 introduced, on a temporary footing, substantial restrictions on a creditor’s ability to pursue a winding-up order against a company. For guidance on the position prior to 1 October 2021, see Practice Note: Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020—temporary changes to corporate statutory demands and winding-up petitions [Archived]. For the regime applying from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 (which included a higher threshold for petition debts and required a creditor to give 21 days’ notice of an intention to present a winding-up petition), see Practice Note: Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2022—winding-up petitions from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 [Archived].
Serve statutory demand
Prepare a statutory demand that contains the particulars mandated by rule 7.3 of the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (IR 2016), SI 2016/1024 (see Practice Note: Company statutory demand), and instruct a process server to effect service...
Restructuring & Insolvency
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