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    • Insolvency and Debt Recovery

    Scott is a Partner & Head of Insolvency and Debt Recovery at Ellisons, based in Colchester.

    With a strong commercial focus, Scott is dedicated to helping clients achieve the best result they can, whether that is because of a dispute, or resulting from a business failure and obtaining the best return for creditors. He has extensive experience acting for a diverse range of clients, including large corporations such as banks and insurance companies, government departments, insolvency practitioners, accountants, and a variety of private companies and individuals in both the UK and offshore.

    Scott’s expertise spans insolvency, investigations, fraud, and complex commercial litigation. He combines this knowledge to deliver strategic, commercially focused advice that’s tailored to each client’s unique needs and objectives.

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    Areas of Specialism
    • Insolvency, both personal and corporate and in particular contentious insolvency and investigations
    • Fraud, including obtaining freezing orders, search orders and various disclosure orders and other interim relief
    • Financial services litigation, including security enforcement, banking litigation and advising on personal guarantees, loan agreements, debentures and charges
    • Debt recovery, acting both for claimant and defendant in advising on debt recovery and enforcement matters
    • Commercial litigation, including contractual disputes, partnership disputes, director/shareholder remedies and claims against professionals
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    Outside the office

    Scott enjoys going to various circuits around the country whenever he gets the opportunity. Scott also enjoys rock climbing and spending time with his family.

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