Vicky Biggs

Biography

Vicky qualified as a solicitor in November 2011 and joined Myerson’s commercial litigation department in October 2012. Vicky has been promoted twice during her time at Myerson: in September 2017 to Senior Associate and in September 2023 to Legal Director.

Vicky’s promotion to Legal Director also coincided with her joining Myerson’s Insolvency and Restructuring Team on a full-time basis.

As a commercial litigator, Vicky obtained a great deal of experience in dealing with high-value and complex litigation disputes, including claims heard by the most senior courts in England and Wales, such as the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Utilising her commercial litigation experience, Vicky now specialises in contentious insolvency matters, advising insolvency practitioners, directors and individuals in relation to both corporate and personal insolvency issues.

Vicky is recommended in the Legal 500, having received testimonials such as:

• “Vicky Biggs is tactically astute. Clear-headed. Never loses focus on the details”.
•  “Vicky Biggs is a phenomenally hard worker who produces first-class written work”.
•  “Vicky Biggs is diligent and very hard working, with good legal knowledge”.
• “Vicky Biggs is very good to work with. You can have an open and relaxed dialogue with her”.

Expertise and Past Cases

Recent cases Vicky has worked on include:

• Acting for insolvency practitioners in various successful applications made to the court for the insolvency practitioners’ remuneration to be fixed by the court. 
• Acting for a former liquidator of a company in relation to a successful application to the court for the company to be restored. 
• Acting for a husband and wife in relation to a successful application to the court permitting them to act as directors of a company known by a prohibited name. 
• Acting for individuals facing director disqualification proceedings brought by the Secretary of State and successfully resolving those proceedings on their behalf. 
• Acting for a husband and wife in respect of a claim against Buy 2 Let Cars Limited, which went into administration in March 2021. This dispute settled for a substantial sum.  
• Acting for insolvency practitioners in their role as trustees in bankruptcy in a rare search and seizure application relating to the contents of a safe deposit box.  The application was successfully resolved in the trustees’ favour. 
• Acting for insolvency practitioners in their role as trustees in bankruptcy in relation to an application for an income payments order.  The application was successfully resolved in the trustees’ favour.