Kathryn Hacking
Kathryn trained and qualified at Gateley. Typically, Kathryn advises insolvency practitioners, secured lenders, creditors and directors on insolvency issues. Her areas of expertise involve advising on a funded or contingent basis. She also deals with all types of insolvency appointments and all issues arising pre and post insolvency appointments
Kathryn's areas of expertise involves advising on all aspects of insolvency with a focus on litigation including investigation work, fraud and dishonesty claims, claims against former office holders, directors and third parties, large scale litigation (onshore and offshore), setting aside antecedent transactions, tax avoidance claims and recovery of monies from and to companies in financial difficulties. Kathryn has also advised on and acted under a range of litigation funding options.
She is an experienced litigator and had success in the Court of Appeal acting for the office holder in Dickinson v NAL Realisations (Staffordshire) Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 2146, which raised novel issues under the Insolvency Act 1986 and Companies Act and included a successful claim for a transaction defrauding creditors.
Kathryn’s recent experience includes acting for the liquidators of an offshore insolvent insurance company which involved successfully recovering significant sums for creditors by way of litigation against the company’s former professional advisors, dealing with settlements with offshore insurance creditors, making recoveries from UK based creditors, advising on the proof of debt process where there are over 3000 creditors in around 20 different jurisdictions and advising the liquidators generally on the liquidation.