Recent Work
Will has advised the following clients among others:
- Directors of a national steel production company, part of a wider global group, in relation to the Official Receiver’s and Special Manager’s ongoing investigations into the directors.
- Liquidators of a company that was a McDonald’s UK franchisee and operated 25 restaurants in the Greater London area in relation to a class action being brought against McDonald’s UK and its franchisees arising from historic claims of unsafe work conditions for employees under the age of 19.
- Administrators of a company that operated an online photography sharing platform in relation to their appointment in the context of hostile relations between the founding director and remaining board, as well as assisting with the subsequent pre-pack administration sale of the business.
- Administrators of a company that operated a winery in Sussex that engages in both international and domestic wholesale and domestic retail sale of sparkling wine, while also providing a range of hospitality-related services.
- A former ultra-high net worth individual, who founded a public sector cloud provider which entered compulsory liquidation in October 2022, in relation to his bankruptcy.
- Liquidators of a company that provided large-scale domiciliary care services across the South Coast in relation to claims against the directors of the company for transactions at an undervalue, breach of duty and misfeasance claims.
- Administrators of a company that operated a men’s luxury lifestyle online publication with a strong brand presence and valuable digital media assets.
- Administrators of a company on the distressed sale of its ASX-listed employment and labour-hire business with over 1000 employees across Australia.