Birgitta Meyer

Overview

Birgitta has considerable experience in chancery/commercial work. Over the years, her practice has covered most aspects of insolvency and company law. Usually acting as sole counsel, Birgitta is regularly instructed in disputes between shareholders and in cases brought by and against office-holders of insolvent companies or individuals.

Comfortable acting for professional clients, individuals and/or companies, Birgitta is trusted as a thorough barrister who is enjoyable to work with, a persuasive advocate and who engages well with clients. She is an excellent choice for complex cases.

Insolvency

Acting for liquidators, successfully defending application for removal from office brought by contingent creditor of company with contested claim against company in ongoing proceedings (2025)
Acting for bankrupt re urgent successful application for annulment under s.282(1)(b) IA 1986 (2024)
Acting for assignee successfully pursuing claims under s.238 IA 1986 to set aside charge as a preference and under s.190 CA 2006 re sale of company’s property, breach of director’s duties, knowing receipt (2024)
Advising whether third party held benefit of contract on trust for assignor if assignment in breach of director’s duty (2024)
Advising re prospects of defence by creditor to application for injunction to restrain winding up petition (2024)
Advice to debtor re historic claim by trustee in bankruptcy to pension (2024)
Acting for administrators, successfully defending application for removal from office (2023)
Acting for professional clients in successful application to set aside statutory demand served by former colleague (2023)
Acting for defendants to claims under s.212 IA 1986 and s.847 CA 2006 re alleged wrongful dividends paid to shareholders (2023)
Acting for administrators, whether appointment valid (2022)
Acting for creditor respondent to application to restrain presentation of petition for energy section debt (2022)
Advice to directors of company limited by guarantee facing potential insolvency as to their duties as directors (2022)
Advice to creditor whether a bankrupt’s security over a property constituted a voidable preference (2022)
Advice to directors alleged to have acted in breach of duty at a time when the interests of creditors were alleged by liquidators to have been paramount (2021)
Acting for trustee in bankruptcy re claim to set aside voidable preference and/or transaction at undervalue and/or agreement in breach of FSMA 2000. Successful settlement (2021)
Advising liquidators re claim against former directors for secret profit and/or breach of duty (2021)
Trial re challenge to set aside IVA for material non-disclosure (2020)

Company / commercial

Acting for shareholder/director in s.994 proceedings – ongoing (2025)
Trial successfully defending professional clients in contractual dispute (2025)
Acting for defendants to claim for alleged deceit and or unlawful means conspiracy – ongoing (2025)
Acting for defendant to claim for breach of trust and or statutory duty – ongoing (2025)
Acting for shareholder/ direction in s.994 proceedings (2024)
Acting for intervenor in divorce proceedings, seeking proprietary interest in family home (2024)
Advising in prospects of obtain interim mandatory proprietary injunction (2024)
Acting for s.994 petitioners, leading to success at mediation (2023)
Acting for defendants to s.994 petition (2023)
Acting for minority shareholder in shareholder dispute (2022)
Acting for petitioner seeking just and equitable winding up of company (2022)
Acting for defendant to claims for sums due under loan agreement – whether they should be reduced pursuant to s.140 Consumer Credit Act 1974
Acting for claim seeking payment of sums outstanding under share purchase agreement – successful settlement (2022)
Advice to director in fintech company as to the effect of dismissal/ resignation upon rights as shareholder (2022)
Acting for s.994 petitioner re exclusion from management decisions in quasi-partnership, allegations of breach of duty by director, appropriate valuation of shares (2021)
Acting for s.994 petition in fintech company (2021)
Acting re s.994 petition, valuation of shares, successful settlement (2020)
Advice re exercise by board of directors of powers for improper purpose (2020)
Advice whether bank exercise of power to put hotel group in breach of contract/ not for proper purpose (2020)
Trial re sale of goods (2020)
Advice whether properties held on resulting trust/ inheritance act claims (2020)