Andrew Pay

Andrew is a Partner and Head of our Dispute Resolution and Insolvency teams

About Andrew

Andrew is a Partner and leads the firms Dispute Resolution and Insolvency teams. He has a wealth of experience in all areas of commercial litigation but is noted for his insolvency expertise, with extensive experience working with Insolvency Practitioners, companies, directors and individuals across the South West and beyond, in both corporate and personal insolvency matters.

Andrew also acts for lenders in recovering debts, particularly asset based and finance lease funders with wide-ranging experience in recovering debts from guarantors.

Andrew’s particular specialisms include:

  •  Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency
  •  Personal Insolvency
  •  Asset investigation, tracing and realisations Insolvency investigations (corporate and personal)
  • Acting for purchasers and vendors in distressed business sales
  • Advising directors of companies in potential or actual insolvent situations
  • Debt Recovery (particularly guarantee backed funding)

Outside of work, Andrew enjoys long walks across Dartmoor or along the Devon coastline with his family and the family dog. Andrew also plays the guitar (to a reasonable standard) and continues to harbour an ambition to be a rock star.


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07/11/23

Company Insolvency Statistics July to September 2023

By: Andrew Pay

The company insolvency statistics for July to September 2023 have recently been published and reveal a sharp increase in the number of business failures.

The Headlines Creditors Voluntary Liquidations are 4% down from Q2 2023 but 3% up from Q3 2022. Compulsory Liquidations saw a 14% increase from Q2 2023 and a 46%...

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01/02/23

Company Insolvency Statistics for December 2022

By: Andrew Pay

The company insolvency statistics for December 2022 have recently been released. Although, on the face of it, these are dry numbers, they do reflect a growing trend of business failures.

What were the key insolvency statistics in December 2022?

The number of registered company insolvencies was £1,964 – 32% higher than December...

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