International
Overseas work.
We are an independent practice in Lincolnshire, and most of what we do is English and Welsh insolvency. But a fair amount of it now has an international dimension — and for that we work in partnership with Mann & Associates, based in Singapore.
Mann & Associates
Mann & Associates is an international insolvency and advisory firm headquartered in Singapore, with offices in London, Hong Kong, Jakarta and the British Virgin Islands. Its work covers corporate and personal insolvency, forensic accounting, turnaround and restructuring, and litigation support.
The firm is led by its founder, Farooq Mann. Arabella Ranby-Gorwood sits on its team alongside practitioners in several jurisdictions.
How the partnership works
It runs in both directions.
- We act on their UK work. Where a matter within their international practice needs an English or Welsh insolvency appointment, or advice under English law, it comes to us.
- They act on ours. Where a UK matter reaches into another jurisdiction — assets, entities, directors or creditors outside England and Wales — we can bring in people who are actually qualified there rather than advising at a distance.
In practice that means groups based in Asia with UK subsidiaries, UK property held through offshore structures, and asset tracing that crosses jurisdictions.
Both firms remain independent. Neither is a branch or subsidiary of the other, and instructions are accepted on their own terms in each jurisdiction. The arrangement exists because it widens what each practice can offer — it is a complement to both businesses, not a dependency of either.
What this means if you are the client
Cross-border matters usually go one of two ways. Either they are handed to a very large firm, which brings scale and a corresponding cost, or they are handled locally by someone advising outside their own jurisdiction, which is how mistakes happen.
This arrangement is meant to avoid both. You keep an independent practice and the same two people throughout, with genuine qualified capability in the places a matter actually touches.
Next step
Directors rarely regret asking early. They frequently regret asking late.
The first conversation is free of charge, confidential, and commits you to nothing. You do not need to work out which procedure applies before you call.