Nigel Fox
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Nigel Fox

Director

Areas of expertise

Nigel specialises in corporate restructuring and recovery and personal insolvency.

Experience

Nigel has over 30 years' experience, gained at both Big Four and mid-market firms. His work in a range of sectors has resulted in a substantial number of insolvent businesses being able to continue on a profitable basis going forward.  He has also led many investigations, resulting in the substantial recovery of funds for creditors.

Professional qualifications/memberships

  • Sale of a solicitors’ practice upon appointment and subsequent investigations resulting in the recovery of funds
  • Won a misfeasance application at Court as liquidator against directors, which helped to clarify the fiduciary nature of directors’ duties
  • Recovery of monies in various carbon credit/wine/land bank fraud public interest liquidations
  • Succeeded at mediation following a lengthy investigation after the dissipation of monies overseas in a public interest liquidation
  • Recovery of funds following extensive investigations and Court applications, from numerous properties and a network of 65 bank accounts not disclosed by the bankrupt
  • Sham property trust overturned in a bankruptcy following a successful outcome at Court

Professional qualifications/memberships

  • Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
  • Licensed Insolvency Practitioner
  • Member of R3, The Association of Business Recovery Professionals
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Article

Insolvencies update: March 2026 and the first quarter

Heading up: S&W's expert commentary on the latest company insolvency figures from the ONS.

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Event

From stress to stability: Lessons from real UK turnarounds

Andrew Pepper James Dowdall Ruth Owen Photo Nicola Poole

Multiple Speakers

Andrew Pepper, James Dowdall, Ruth Owen OBE, Nicola Poole

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