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Personal Bankruptcy Solicitors
Bankruptcy can be daunting. Our specialist insolvency team provides clear, practical advice to help you understand your options, deal with creditors and protect your interests.
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Practical legal advice on personal bankruptcy
Understanding your options when facing bankruptcy
If you’re struggling with debt and considering personal bankruptcy, getting the right legal advice can help you understand your options and make informed decisions about your financial future. Bankruptcy can have significant consequences for your home, property, assets, income and business interests, so it’s important to understand what the process could mean for you.
"The insolvency and corporate recovery team at Tees are fantastic with its breadth of legal knowledge and expertise. They are a go-to firm in the south-east." Legal 500 2026
Specialist personal bankruptcy solicitors you can rely on
At Tees, our specialist personal bankruptcy solicitors have extensive experience advising individuals facing financial difficulties, insolvency and bankruptcy. We provide clear, practical bankruptcy legal advice tailored to your circumstances, helping you understand the process, your rights and obligations, and the potential impact on your finances and assets.
We also advise spouses, family members, business partners and creditors affected by bankruptcy proceedings. Whether you’re considering bankruptcy, have received a bankruptcy petition or are already subject to bankruptcy proceedings, our experienced bankruptcy lawyers can guide you through the legal process and help you understand your options at every stage.
Personal bankruptcy advice
How we can help
- Understanding your options: We’ll explain the bankruptcy process and help you understand the options available to you.
- Bankruptcy proceedings: We can advise and represent you throughout the process, including preparing documents and representing you in court where necessary.
- Dealing with creditors: We can communicate and negotiate with creditors on your behalf, helping to resolve disputes and explore possible agreements.
- Protecting your interests: We’ll explain how bankruptcy could affect your home, assets, income and other financial interests, and help protect your legal rights.
- Alternatives to bankruptcy: Bankruptcy may not always be the best solution. We can advise on alternatives, including Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs), and help you understand the potential advantages and disadvantages.
Our insolvency solicitors have extensive experience in personal bankruptcy and can provide clear, practical advice tailored to your circumstances.
Our experience in personal bankruptcy law
- Successfully appealing a bankruptcy order where the court allowed another creditor to take over the carriage of the petition.
- Successfully set aside a statutory demand where the debt was disputed on substantive grounds.
- Successfully obtained the dismissal of an application to set aside a statutory demand based on a personal guarantee.
- Acted for an insolvency practitioner on a complex bankruptcy which included a dispute over ownership of shares in a development company and investigation of assets.
- Acting for a client who allegedly acquired assets from a bankrupt at an undervalue.
Legal and financial advice under one roof
Tees is a top-tier Legal 500 firm offering joined-up legal and financial services. We have our own independent financial advisers (IFAs), who work closely with our lawyers.
Our advisers provide holistic financial planning and as we are not connected to any one provider, we can offer a whole-of-market approach for the range of products we can advise on. We can also give independent advice for a whole range of insurance products to protect you and your family. Our IFAs are regulated and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority, which means we’re accountable for the advice we give.
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Our clients range from high-net-worth individuals with complex finances to those with more straightforward needs. We also specialise in the agricultural sector, having a sound understanding of the relationship between business and personal needs.
We have offices across Cambridgeshire, Essex and Hertfordshire, but we can help you wherever you are in England and Wales.
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“The insolvency and corporate recovery team at Tees are fantastic with its breadth of legal knowledge and expertise. They are a go-to firm in the south-east.”
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