Benn Richards

Benn is a Partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency team specialising in both contentious and non-contentious insolvency.

He is a solicitor-advocate (all higher courts, civil and criminal) in both England & Wales and is admitted to practice as a solicitor-advocate in the Eastern Caribbean Circuit.

Benn’s work includes acting for insolvency practitioners, creditors, debtors, companies, directors, and other stakeholders.

Benn has significant experience acting on complex contentious matters, including acting on unlawful tax avoidance schemes, breach of duty claims against directors, cross-border insolvency issues, and acting on complex bankruptcy issues.

Benn has a depth of advisory experience and has recently advised on proposed Restructuring Plans under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006 and advised a large sports travel company on a joint-venture agreement in relation to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Benn has significant experience in the not-for-profit sector having (among other things) led the insolvency advice on the pre-pack sale of 4Children (August 2016).

Benn is a member of the International Bar Association and sits on the Consulting Editorial Board for Lexis PSL Restructuring and Insolvency and the LexisAsk panel for insolvency law.