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Robert Paterson

Wedlake Bell
Robert Paterson, Partner and solicitor, joined Moon Beever LLP in 2018 and is a Licenced Insolvency Practitioner, member of R3, the IPA and the Association of Property and Fixed Charge Receivers, and Institute for Turnaround.

Robert has gained a wide range of experience in his previous firms DLA and Gowlings WLG and has acted on contentious and non-contentious matters for a range of clients including banks and lenders, insolvency practitioners and companies/partnerships and directors/partners.

Robert also undertakes significant cross-border insolvency work. Recent highlights include obtaining the first English administration order for a Gibraltar company in the context of a group restructuring, and obtaining a novel court order permitting the transfer of funds to administrators of secondary proceedings in Germany to enable a distribution to local creditors.

He is currently acting as an expert witness in relation to an ongoing arbitration in New York.

Practice Area

Panel

  • Contributing Author

Qualified Year

  • 2000

Experience

  • Gowling WLG (and legacy firms) (2006 - 2020)
  • DLA Piper (2000 - 2005)

Membership

  • R3
  • INSOL Europe
  • IPA
  • NARA

Qualifications

  • Joint Insolvency Examination Board (2004)
  • Legal Practice Course (1998)
  • Common Professional Examination (1997)
  • MA (Cantab) (1996)

Education

  • College of Law (York) (1996–1998)
  • University of Cambridge (1992–1996)

1 Contributions by Robert Paterson

Chair’s script and practical guide to convening and conducting standard creditors’ meetings in corporate insolvency under the Insolvency Act 1986 and Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
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Chair’s script and practical guide to convening and conducting standard creditors’ meetings in corporate insolvency under the Insolvency Act 1986 and Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
Introduction The current time is [ insert the exact time ] and I commence the creditors' meeting of [ insert name of the company or LLP (Company) ], convened as a general meeting of creditors pursuant to the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986) and the Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 (IR 2016), SI 2016/1024, as amended. My name is [ insert name ], of [ insert firm or company name ], acting as [ insert details of role of the chair, eg adviser/[joint] administrator/[provisional] liquidator etc ]. The meeting being held today is quorate, as the required minimum number of creditors is in attendance...
Restructuring & Insolvency
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