Frances Coulson

Partner, Wedlake Bell

Frances Coulson is head of insolvency and restructuring at Wedlake Bell LLP following the merger of the legal practice of Moon Beever into Wedlake Bell in 2021. She undertakes most areas of personal and corporate insolvency, specialising in contentious insolvency especially cases involving fraud, as well as provisional liquidations and injunctive work generally.

Frances was Chairman of the Appeal Committee at ACCA serving for 10 years until 2012 and served as a member of the Insolvency Law Evaluation Panel at the Insolvency Service, and CBI Insolvency Panel. She is a member of InsolInternational and a Council Member of InsolEurope, and has recently been appointed as a non executive Director of the Insolvency Service. Frances is a former President of R3 (2011-2012), the Insolvency trade body representing 97% of licensed insolvency practitioners. She now Chairs the R3 Fraud Group. She is a Special Constable with the National Crime Agency and was awarded a Director General's commendation in 2014.

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Injunctive relief for insolvency practitioners

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the circumstances where an insolvency practitioner may require injunctive relief against a party and various types of relief namely freezing orders, proprietary injunctions, search orders, ne exeat (passport) orders, bankruptcy warrants, information provision and other orders.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Summary checklist and timeline for annulment applications where bankruptcy order ought not to have been

Checklists

This Checklist and timeline, produced in partnership with Frances Coulson of Wedlake Bell, summarises the process for making annulment applications on the ground that the bankruptcy order ought not to have been made under section 282(1)(a) of the Insolvency Act 1986.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Summary checklist and timeline for annulment applications where payment in full

Checklists

This Checklist and timeline, produced in partnership with Frances Coulson of Wedlake Bell, summarises the process for making annulment applications under section 282(1)(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986 where there is a payment in full of the costs, expenses and claims in the bankruptcy estate.

Restructuring & Insolvency