Car dealers flash hazard warning

Car dealers flash hazard warning

Selling cars is a far riskier and more complex business than we might think, judging by recent failures. Family-run VW dealership Hayseldon has this week fallen into administration after 66 years of  trading, the latest group finally pushed over the edge by wider...
Appointment of Charles Mack as Senior Consultant

Appointment of Charles Mack as Senior Consultant

Buchler Phillips is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Charles Mack as a Senior Consultant to the firm. Charles is a British-German lawyer and certified Turnaround and Insolvency practitioner with more than 25 years of experience, having acted as joint...
Rachel targets swag from phoenix directors

Rachel targets swag from phoenix directors

The word ‘rogue’ has been applied to this year’s Autumn Budget for many reasons. But for our friends at the Insolvency Service it’s all about directors sailing close to the wind – and new funding from the Chancellor to disqualify them. Last week Rachel Reeves...
Letter from London: A Momentous Budget

Letter from London: A Momentous Budget

We have finally got there!  After an unprecedented, almost interminable, period of contradictory speculation and counter-briefing the UK government has finally produced its economic statement. In the days ahead all eyes will be on the unsentimental judgment of the...
Universities face winter of discontent

Universities face winter of discontent

One of possibly many anomalies in the financing of UK universities is that, unlike Further Education (FE) colleges, they have no access to a formal insolvency framework as outlined in the Technical and Further Education Act 2017.  Since the Office for Students is on...
Jo Milner speaks at the R3 SPG Forum 2025

Jo Milner speaks at the R3 SPG Forum 2025

“A boutique firm’s view of the sanctions regime and insolvencies (plus legal update on managing sanctions risk)” Jo Milner, Managing Director at Buchler Phillips and Alex Fox, Partner at Penningtons Law, share the stage at the R3 SPG Forum 2025 to discuss the...