Joseph Curl, KC
Joseph Curl KC specialises in insolvency litigation. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2021.
Joseph’s recent work includes successfully leading for the joint liquidators of the BHS Group in a five-week trial before Leech J in proceedings brought against a number of former directors: Re BHS Group Limited (in liquidation); Wright v Chappell [2024] EWHC 1417 (Ch). The award in this case is reputed to be the largest ever entered for wrongful trading under s.214 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
Other recent highlights include two appeals on standing to challenge an office-holder’s conduct, which are now the leading authorities on this question in corporate and personal insolvency respectively: in the Court of Appeal in Re Edengate Homes (Butley Hall) Ltd; Lock v Stanley [2022] EWCA Civ 626, [2022] 2 BCLC 1; and in the Supreme Court in Brake v Chedington Court Estate Ltd [2023] UKSC 29, [2023] 1 WLR 3035, [2023] 4 All ER 1021.