Chris Millar
Senior partner. Chris specialises in commercial litigation and insolvency. His clients are varied and many are located overseas. His focus is to advise clients on effective dispute resolution, covering a broad range of issues, eg from shareholder disputes, contractual claims and professional negligence claims to debt/asset recovery. Chris advises many insolvency practitioners and other clients on all aspects of insolvency-related issues, and has become an acknowledged expert in the field of ‘phoenix companies’. Recent cases include: the recovery of high-value assets in Switzerland and Belgium on behalf of a trustee in bankruptcy; a claim in excess of £10m against a European bank by a Mexican national; two Court of Appeal decisions regarding ss216-217 Insolvency Act 1986; and acting for a number of shareholders in respect of unfair prejudice petitions and derivative claims. · Downs Solicitors LLP
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Senior partner at Downs Solicitors LLP specialising in commercial litigation and insolvency, advising a varied client base (many overseas) on dispute resolution including shareholder disputes, contractual and professional negligence claims, and debt/asset recovery. He advises insolvency practitioners on all aspects of insolvency, is an acknowledged expert on 'phoenix companies', and has acted on cross‑border asset recovery and high‑value claims including appellate work under ss216–217 Insolvency Act 1986.