Guildhall Chambers is well regarded on the Western Circuit for company and insolvency, with members instructed in contentious insolvency, corporate recovery, directors’ disqualification and cross-border matters. The set also handles regulatory issues involving insolvency practitioners. Hugh Sims KC is instructed in company disputes involving shareholder rights, directors’ duties, fiduciary obligations, unfair prejudice and derivative claims. Simon Passfield KC recently advised administrators in a high-profile insolvency arising from a major government PPE contract, appearing on an application for directions in proceedings engaging competing administration and liquidation issues. Richard Ascroft is particularly known for directors’ disqualification work, including defending proceedings and applications for permission to act following disqualification.