Professional background
I primarily act for insolvency practitioners, various categories of financier, distressed companies and their directors. My experience covers the full range of insolvency work, from purchases and sales in trading insolvencies to multinational multimillion pound frauds. By way of example, I acted for:
- the administrators of Redx Pharma Plc, an AIM listed pharma company, in a ground-breaking corporate rescue in which Redx was returned from administration to the control of its directors and its shares were re-listed on AIM. Redx operated in the highly specialised pharmaceuticals sector and traded whilst in administration, raising a number of complex issues which were highly unusual in the context of an administration. Eventually the joint administrators sold patents to a US pharmaceuticals company for US$40 million enabling the rescue.
- the German administrator of a large group of companies in a complex global fraud with over €1billion of investors' funds.
- directors of a listed mining company in respect of a potential insolvency process.
- numerous lenders and receivers in the realisation of property assets.
- the administrators of over 30 related companies, owning over 30 caravan sites, in dealing with sales and issues as to ownership.
I have the honour of being the chair of the R3 General Technical Committee, a member of the Policy group and a member of Council, as well as being a member of the Consulting Editorial Board for the LexisNexis Restructuring & Insolvency PSL product.
I am also the co-author of Insolvency Litigation (with Andrew Keay, Joseph Curl KC and Louis Doyle KC) published by Elgar in 2025.
Awards & recognition
Legal 500 2023
As well as his ability to provide ‘sound practical advice’ on fee-earning matters, including on often arcane areas of insolvency law, Stewart Perry is also a recognised thought leader in the space.
Chambers and Partners, 2015
[Stewart] is highly regarded by both clients and peers as a very commercial and personable practitioner and a terrific lawyer
Authored pieces
Dispute Resolution
Press Release
Fieldfisher concludes US$1.1 billion-worth of metals and mining deals and disputes in 2021
26.01.2022
In addition to closing matters collectively valued at more than a billion dollars last year, the firm's Mining and Metals Group is acting on live deals and disputes valued in excess of US$2.5 billion+ following a bounce-back year for the global mining and metals industry.
Press Release
R3 and Fieldfisher launch new Covid-19 CVA Standard Form for smaller businesses
12.10.2020
The insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, with the assistance of European law firm Fieldfisher, is pleased to launch a new Covid-19 Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) Standard Form for smaller businesses.
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What others say…
As well as his ability to provide ‘sound practical advice’ on fee-earning matters, including on often arcane areas of insolvency law, Stewart Perry is also a recognised thought leader in the space.
[Stewart] is highly regarded by both clients and peers as a very commercial and personable practitioner and a terrific lawyer