Written by authors from South Square, consistently ranked in legal directories as the top set for insolvency and restructuring in the UK this book deals specifically with corporate administration and Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs) in the context of business recovery and rescue.

The fourth edition has been fully revised and updated to include coverage and analysis of all case law developments as well as:

- a new chapter on the UK government's proposed new Corporate Restructuring Plan
- the new UK statutory pre-insolvency moratorium
- the cross-border context for corporate administrations and rescue procedures post-Brexit
- increased coverage of public sector special administration regimes

William Trower QC
William is a barrister at South Square. He has a financial and commercial practice, specialising in Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring, Banking, Company Law and the civil aspects of Commercial Fraud. He has acted in disputes arising out of many high-profile and high-value insolvencies, both in the UK and abroad.
Frequently described as 'the go-to man' for top law firms, William has been instructed in many of the major, precedent-setting insolvencies and restructurings over the past 10 years.
William sits as a Deputy High Court Judge (Chancery Division), accepts appointment as an arbitrator and is a CEDR-trained mediator. He was a member of the Insolvency Rules Committee for ten years and is now a non-executive Board member of the Insolvency Service. He contributes to a number of texts and professional publications.

Adam Goodison
Adam is a barrister at South Square. His specialisations include restructuring, insolvency, finance/business litigation, company law and trusts litigation.
He is regularly instructed on high profile domestic and international restructurings involving litigation in London or overseas.
Clients praise his encyclopaedic knowledge of the law mixed with a pragmatic and commercial approach. "He is a class act in every sense." "He is very hard-working, very supportive of solicitors and someone who brings a lot to the table."

Matthew Abraham
Matthew is barrister at South Square. Matthew's practice includes insolvency and restructuring, commercial litigation/arbitration, banking and financial services and company law. He has an interest in international work and in particular work from Asia, the Middle East and the Caribbean.
Matthew spent six months of his third year in practice in Singapore at Clifford Chance Asia. Whilst there he worked closely with the Litigation and Dispute Resolution department focussing on cross-border insolvencies and commercial arbitrations arising out of Asia and the Middle East. On his return to Chambers Matthew has continued to develop his practice in these areas including work arising out of India.

Andrew Shaw
Andrew is a barrister at South Square. Andrew's main areas of practice are insolvency/restructuring, commercial litigation, banking disputes, company law and civil fraud.
Much of Andrew's work has an international component and he has been instructed in a number of complicated commercial disputes that have occurred within the context of a cross-border insolvency.
Andrew has significant experience of commercial litigation, applications under the Insolvency Act 1986 and applications under the Companies Act 2006. He regularly appears in both the High Court and the County Court as sole counsel.