Lexa Hilliard, KC

Wilberforce Chambers

Lexa Hilliard KC is a popular and well-respected silk who is recommended by the legal directories for commercial dispute resolution, commercial chancery, company, insolvency and professional negligence. Her expertise also covers arbitration, banking and finance as well as fraud. She is particularly known for her cross-border litigation experience, often involving an insolvency or civil fraud angle. Clients note that she is: 'keenly commercial, incredibly passionate and works seamlessly with the team' and that she has: 'hugely impressive advocacy skills and strategic input'. She regularly handles high value, legally complex cases in both the domestic and international market, acting both as advocate and expert. Her ability to be 'highly inventive and always think of new ways to approach a case" allied to her: "no-nonsense approach" ensure her success with judges and tribunals as well as clients.

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Challenging the approval of a CVA—unfair prejudice, material irregularity

Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Lexa Hilliard KC of Wilberforce Chambers, discusses the remedies for creditors if they wish to challenge a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). We discuss the potential grounds for doing so including unfair prejudice or material irregularity, the process to file a challenge and the costs of doing so. It also consider’s the FCA’s right to challenge CVAs of FCA regulated companies.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Role, powers, functions and duties of nominee of company voluntary arrangements

Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Lexa Hilliard KC of Wilberforce Chambers, details the role of the nominee of a company voluntary arrangement (CVA), what powers they have in carrying out their role, and what they must do in execution of their role.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Role, powers, functions and duties of the nominee and supervisor of an individual voluntary arrangement

Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Lexa Hilliard KC of Wilberforce Chambers, looks at the roles, powers, functions and duties of a nominee and supervisor in relation to a debtor’s individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) and the implementation of it.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Secured creditors under a CVA—including effect on guarantees

Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Lexa Hilliard KC of Wilberforce Chambers, discusses the position of secured creditors under a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) and whether they can enforce their security while the CVA is in force.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Varying the CVA after creditors’ approval

Practice Notes

This Practice Note, produced in partnership with Lexa Hilliard KC of Wilberforce Chambers sets out the limited options available to vary a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) after it has been approved by creditors, who can apply for variation of the CVA and how to vary or amend a CVA.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Chair’s report on CVA company meeting and decision procedure

Precedents

This Precedent, produced in partnership with Lexa Hilliard KC of Wilberforce Chambers, is the chair's report on the company meeting and decision procedure to approve a company voluntary arrangement (CVA).

Restructuring & Insolvency