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Peter Maxwell

Peter is a partner in the Restructuring and Insolvency Team. He qualified in 1998 having completed his training with the firm. Peter has a wealth of corporate and personal insolvency experience acting for both private and public sector clients. Peter acts for Insolvency Practitioners specialising in investigations and litigation in cases involving misfeasance, fraud and other misconduct. Peter is also a member of the team which acts for The Insolvency Service, an executive agency of the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, in relation to a range of public interest work. This includes public interest winding up proceedings against live companies and the investigation and disqualification of directors of insolvent companies under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986. Peter also acts for Insolvency Practitioners in conjunction with HM Revenue & Customs in relation to a range of insolvency related matters. · Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP

EnglandRestructuring & Insolvency, Litigation

About

Peter Maxwell is a partner in the Restructuring and Insolvency team at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP. He qualified in 1998 and has extensive corporate and personal insolvency experience acting for private- and public-sector clients, representing insolvency practitioners in investigations and litigation (including misfeasance and fraud), acting for The Insolvency Service on public interest winding-up and director disqualification matters, and handling insolvency-related work involving HM Revenue & Customs.

Practice areas

Restructuring & InsolvencyLitigationRegulatory

Office

Expertise

Corporate insolvencyPersonal insolvencyInsolvency practitioner representationInvestigations and fraud litigation (misfeasance)Public interest winding-up proceedingsDirector disqualification proceedings (Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986)Insolvency matters involving HM Revenue & Customs

Admissions

  • Qualified 1998