EMERGENCY LEGAL RELIEF
Insolvency Litigation & Emergency Relief
30+
100%
24-48h
Insolvency Litigation
Winding-up Petition Defence
Femi provides immediate, strategic defence including:
Immediate analysis
Strategic negotiations
Representation
Expertise That Makes the Difference
Femi’s extensive knowledge of insolvency law and courtroom tactics significantly improves your chances of a positive resolution. With proven experience defending companies against winding-up petitions, Femi combines technical legal precision with commercial pragmatism to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Grounds for Disputing Petitions
You may have strong grounds to challenge a winding-up petition if:
- Genuine dispute of the debt – You have substantial evidence questioning whether the debt is owed or the amount claimed
- Right of set-off – The creditor owes your company money that reduces or eliminates the claimed debt
- Company solvency – You can demonstrate the company is solvent and able to pay its debts as they fall due
- Procedural errors – The petition contains technical defects or wasn’t served correctly
- Abuse of process – The creditor is misusing insolvency procedures for debt collection where genuine disputes exist
Femi rapidly assesses your circumstances, identifies the strongest grounds for defence, and presents compelling arguments to the court that protect your business from premature closure.
Validation Orders to Restore Cash Flow
When a winding-up petition is presented, your bank accounts are automatically frozen, preventing you from paying suppliers, staff, or essential services. This can destroy a viable business within days, even if you successfully defend the petition.
- Quickly regain access – to essential funds previously frozen by creditor action.
- Continue critical payments – including employee wages, essential suppliers, utilities, and tax obligations, ensuring your business remains operational.
- Stabilise your cash flow – while comprehensively addressing the underlying insolvency issues that led to the freezing of your accounts.
Swift Action to Keep Your Business Alive
Time is critical when bank accounts are frozen. Immediate action to obtain a validation order can mean the difference between business survival and failure. Femi’s emergency response capability ensures applications are prepared and filed within 24-48 hours when needed.
Without a validation order, even a successful business can be forced into liquidation simply because it cannot access its own funds to continue trading.
The Validation Order Process
Urgent Application Preparation
Detailed witness statements and financial evidence compiled within 24-48 hours, demonstrating necessity of payments for business survival.
Court Filing and Hearing
Emergency applications presented to the court, often securing same-day or next-day hearings given the urgent nature of frozen accounts.
Demonstrating Necessity
Securing the Order
Support During Insolvency Crises
- Creditor Communication – Professional, strategic communication with creditors demonstrating good faith, commercial viability, and realistic prospects for debt resolution.
- Recovery Planning – Forward-looking strategies to address underlying financial issues and create sustainable business models that prevent future insolvency crises.
- Director Guidance – Clear advice on directors’ legal duties during insolvency scenarios, ensuring compliance with statutory obligations and protecting against personal liability.
- Debt Restructuring Advice – Practical guidance on restructuring your debts, negotiating with multiple creditors, and managing realistic repayment schedules that preserve business viability.
- Cash Flow Stabilisation – Strategic planning to stabilise cash flow, secure additional funding where possible, and prioritise essential payments to maintain critical business operations.
- HMRC Negotiations – Specialist negotiation with HMRC for Time to Pay arrangements, leveraging Femi’s extensive HMRC experience to secure affordable repayment plans.
“I hired Femi to assist with the tax structuring of an innovative start-up business based around a salary sacrifice mechanism. He was able to provide professional advice around the subject of tax law whilst understanding and contributing to the strategic aspects of business, an area I found that many tax specialists have difficulty grasping. Femi was not deterred by the radical ideas I had for BBM Wellness and we have worked closely together in developing a unique business model. Most importantly for me, he was personable and easy to communicate with. I would highly recommend Femi to anyone looking for similar tax advice.”