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Patrick Howarth

Associate

About Patrick

Patrick is an Associate in our highly regarded Dispute Resolution team, which is recognised in the Legal 500. Patrick deals with all aspects of commercial litigation, with a particular specialisation in company/shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, and company insolvency.

Specialist Areas:

• Commercial litigation
• Insolvency

Experience:

• Acted for a company that had been served with a winding-up petition for a tax debt of over £1,400,000
• Acted for the directors/shareholders of a successful company in a dispute with the estate of a deceased shareholder
• Acted for a property developer defending a claim at trial in the High Court
• Acted for a number of clients in relation to commercial contract disputes
• Advised and negotiated on dispute leading to agreement of Heads of Terms on a company demerger
• Acted for a number of directors of insolvent companies against claims by liquidators seeking repayment of overdrawn directors loan accounts