Victoria Jones

Call 2003
Email victoria.jones@3pb.co.uk
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Insolvency

Victoria is recommended by the Legal 500 Directory 2011 as "one to watch on the insolvency and IP front".

Her insolvency practice encompasses all aspects of corporate and personal insolvency and she frequently appears before the Companies Court, Bankruptcy Registrars and District and Circuit Judges in the County Court.

In relation to personal insolvency Victoria regularly acts on behalf of Trustees, Creditors and Debtors in relation to a wide variety of matters including: Statutory Demands; IVAs; Bankruptcy petitions; Annulment; Challenges to remuneration and expenses; Applications for possession and sale of property; Public examinations; Transactions at an undervalue and preferences.

In relation to Corporate insolvency Victoria has extensive experience in all areas relating to Winding Up (both creditor and public interest petitions); CVAs; Administration and Liquidation.

Recent work/Significant Cases:

• Representing a Trustee in Bankruptcy in relation to an application to annul and to challenge the Trustee’s remuneration and expenses. The case has a complex background with assets and creditors based abroad and a failure by the Debtor to co-operate.

• Representing a Petitioning Creditor in relation to an application to set aside a statutory demand on grounds including; failure to serve properly, disputed debt and an existing cross-claim.

• Representing a Petitioning Creditor in relation to a bankruptcy petition which was opposed on the basis that the PC held a security over property for the debt.

• National Guild of Removers and Storers Ltd v Alliance Removals & Storers Ltd & Barrett (September 2011 – Patents County Court) – Appeared on behalf of Mr and Mrs Barrett opposing an application brought against them for a Third Party Costs
Order following the Defendant Company entering into Administration.

• Advising respondents to an action brought by the Official Receiver to recover sums paid to them by a bankrupt on the basis that they constituted transactions at an undervalue/preference payments.

• James v Rutherford-Hodge & Ors [2005] EWCA Civ 1580; [2005] All ER (D) 333 (Oct)