Biography

Natasha Ayres is a professional support lawyer in the Restructuring team, based in London. Natasha provides a wide range of advice and support in relation to domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters.
Prior to joining Weil, Natasha was Of Counsel in the restructuring team of another international law firm.
Latest Thinking
Latest Thinking
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Galapagos Group Restructuring Prevails Over Junior Creditor Challenge
Blog Post — Weil European Restructuring Watch
— By
Neil Devaney,
Matt Benson,
Lois Deasey and
Natasha Ayres
— August 11, 2023
The Galapagos Group has secured comprehensive affirmation of its 2019 debt restructuring (the “Restructuring”) from the English High Court. This decision is a significant step towards resolution of the highly contested restructuring, and provides market participants with further clarity and certainty when it comes to implementing lender-led transactions in future. The key focus of the ...
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SEQUANA: UK Supreme Court Explanation of the “Creditor Duty”
Blog Post — Weil European Restructuring Watch
— By
Andrew J. Wilkinson,
Neil Devaney,
Matt Benson,
Jenny Davidson,
Lois Deasey,
Mark Lawford,
Gemma Sage,
Lindsay Merritt and
Natasha Ayres
— October 05, 2022
Introduction Today, the UK Supreme Court considered for the first time the existence, content and engagement of the so-called “creditor duty”: the alleged duty of a company’s directors to consider, or to act in accordance with, the interests of the company’s creditors when the company becomes insolvent, or when it approaches, or is at real ...
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The Finance Act 2020: Provisions for Joint and Several Tax Liability for Directors, Managers, Shareholders and Lenders
Blog Post — Tax Blog
— By
Oliver Walker,
Natasha Ayres and
Ellie Marques
— August 07, 2020
The Finance Act 2020 provides that directors, managers, shareholders, lenders and others can be made jointly and severally liable for the outstanding tax debts of insolvent (or potentially insolvent) companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs). From 22 July, officers of HMRC may, if they consider the various conditions are met, issue a notice to directors
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