Elisabeth Roxburgh

Advocate, Axiom Advocates

Elisabeth called to the bar in 2012. She practices mainly in commercial law and appears regularly in the commercial courts. She specialises in insolvency and company law matters and is regularly instructed in cases involving all aspects of bankruptcy and insolvency. She is ranked as Band 1 in restructuring and insolvency by Chambers and Partners. She is also ranked in restructuring and insolvency by Who’s Who Legal and for commercial litigation by the Legal 500.

Elisabeth was appointed as a standing junior to the Advocate General for Scotland and in that role has undertaken work for, amongst others, HMRC and the Insolvency Service.

Prior to becoming an advocate, Elisabeth was a solicitor in the restructuring and insolvency team within the litigation department at Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP. During that time, she obtained experience in both contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters. In 2008, she obtained the Insolvency Practitioners Association Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency.

Contributed to

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Scotland: Bankruptcy Restriction Orders

Practice Notes

This Practice Note, written in partnership with Elisabeth Roxburgh of Axiom Advocates, looks at Bankruptcy Restriction Orders against individuals under Scottish law.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Scotland: protected trust deeds

Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with James Lloyd of Harper MacLeod LLP and Elisabeth Roxburgh of Axiom Advocates, looks at the use of trust deeds in Scotland by individuals to reach a compromise with their creditors as an alternative to formal sequestration and the process and effect of obtaining protected status.

Restructuring & Insolvency