Jon Colclough

Jon is a commercial chancery practitioner, who specialises in insolvency, restructuring and company matters.

His recent cases include:

• Re Ambatovy Minerals Societe Anonyme [2025] EWHC 279 (Ch) (sanction) and [2024] EWHC 2598 (Ch) (convening) – Part 26A restructuring plans;
• HSBC Innovation Bank Ltd v Stenn International Ltd [2024] EWHC 3468 (Ch) – administration orders
• Nardelli & Ors v Richardson [2024] EWHC 2740 (Ch) – removal of administrators, duties owed in solvent administrations;
• Durrani v Coe [2024] EWHC 2912 (KB) – oral agreements, disputed debts;
• Re Lloyds British Testing Ltd (in liquidation) [2024] EWCA Civ 1418 and [2023] EWHC 567 (Ch) – liquidation, breach of fiduciary duty, pension drawdown;
• Re Revolution Bars Limited [2024] EWHC 2949 (Ch) (sanction) and [2024] EWHC 2014 (Ch) (convening) – Part 26A restructuring plans, cross-class cramdown;
• Mitchell v Al Jaber [2024] EWCA Civ 423 and [2023] EWHC 1239 (Ch) – liquidation, breach of fiduciary duty, equitable compensation;
• Re CB&I UK Ltd (McDermott restructuring) [2024] EWHC 398 (Ch) (sanction) and [2023] EWHC 2497 (Ch) (convening) – Part 26A restructuring plans, cross-class cramdown;
• Brake v The Chedington Court Estate Ltd [2023] UKSC 29 – bankruptcy, officeholder’s powers and duties, locus standi;
• Re Fastfit Station Ltd (in liquidation) [2023] EWHC 496 (Ch) – liquidation, breach of fiduciary duty, transactions at an undervalue, preferences;
• Allen v Bulatovic [2023] EWHC 612 (Ch) – bankruptcy, transactions at an undervalue, proprietary injunction, freezing injunction;
• Chopra v Katrin Properties Ltd [2022] EWHC 2728 (Ch) – bankruptcy, statutory demands;
• Brake & Ors v The Chedington Court Estate Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1302 – unlawful eviction; trustees in bankruptcy;
• Little Miracles Ltd v Oliver & Ors [2022] EWHC 2553 (Ch) – bankruptcy, provable debts;
• Al Nasser and Al Masri Trading Co WLL LLC v Munir [2022] EWHC 1174 (QB) – enforcement of foreign judgments;
• Financial Conduct Authority v Ferreira [2022] EWCA Civ 397 – statutory interpretation of FSMA 2000;
• Parker v Financial Conduct Authority [2021] EWCA Crim 956 – constructive trusts, criminal confiscation regime;
• Legacy Education Alliance v Progression [2019] EWHC 3498 (Ch) – administration, company voluntary arrangements;
• Azuonye v Kent [2019] EWCA Civ 1289, [2018] EWHC 2766 (Ch) – bankruptcy, income payments orders, provable debts;
• Itxen Ltd v Canning [2019] EWHC 3546 (Ch) – administration, winding-up petitions;

Jon previously worked for the Boston Consulting Group and the Financial Conduct Authority. He subsequently re-trained as a barrister and was awarded Lincoln’s Inn 2015 “Student of the Year” for achieving the highest mark in the BPTC.