We achieve extraordinary results for individuals facing disqualification or have been disqualified. We are recognised leaders in disqualification law. We will assess your situation for free, and we will tell you quickly how we can help you. 

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If you require any information or assistance or have been threatened with proceedings under the CDDA, please contact us as soon as possible. We are happy to have a no obligation conversation with you to see if we can help you.

We achieve extraordinary results for individuals facing disqualification or have been disqualified. We are recognised leaders in disqualification law. We will assess your situation for free, and we will tell you quickly how we can help you. 

Who are we?


We are the UK’s leading solicitors specialising in director disqualification law. We act in civil and criminal disqualification cases – click here to see more about Criminal Insolvency Defence. The specialist insolvency conduct team is led by Simon Burn who has practised in this field of law for over 20 years. We are the only UK law firm to have successfully defended directors from disqualification at Trial in recent years. We are the only UK law firm who have obtained permission for directors who have been disqualified when imprisoned by the criminal courts. We achieve extraordinary results. Our expertise is recognised by the Judges who decide disqualification cases and our opponents.

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A Disqualification Order will prevent you from acting as a Company Director. It can have a devastating impact both in terms of your reputation and the ability to earn a living. Increasingly compensation orders are sought which can be devastating financially. It is for that reason that it is important to take advice from proactive expert solicitors who have more experience and expertise in devising appropriate strategies to either defeat proceedings brought under the CDDA 1986 or to minimise the impact of a Disqualification Order or Disqualification Undertaking than any other firm in the UK. We appear regularly in the High Court and Criminal Courts on disqualification cases.

We Can Help

The first step we always take is to acquire a detailed understanding of your full background and assess the prospects of successfully defending you. Simon Burn Solicitors can and will defend you if at all possible and have done so successfully for many clients. We are the only UK law firm to have successfully defended CDDA proceedings in recent years. Depending upon the particular factors in your case and your attitude towards litigation, alternative strategies can be explored such as offering an Undertaking not to act as a Director. If this strategy is adopted then we can use our expertise and experience to negotiate acceptable terms for such an Undertaking.
Simon Burn Solicitors can also minimise the effect of a Disqualification Order or Disqualification Undertaking by advising you in connection with and prosecuting a claim on your behalf for permission to continue to act as a Company Director. Simon Burn Solicitors has an enviable record of success in making applications for permission to act as a Director. This allows individuals who are subject to Disqualification Undertakings or Disqualification Orders to continue in their business career. We have had our own cases reported in the law reports and are the only firm to have obtained permission for a director who was imprisoned for fraud.
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We are an award winning law firm who provide a high quality service and advice. Our expertise is recognised by our opponents and the Judges who decide disqualification cases.
What our clients say about us…

Here are what some of our clients had to say about Simon Burn Solicitors.
“I would like to thank Simon, Louise and the team at SB for all of your help and the professional way you have defended my corner and support. It is very much appreciated and you have really helped me make this process so much more easier. You guys have a very slick operation there and something you should be all very proud the attention to detail and care is second to none and I know it must be hard work.”
“I trust this email finds you both in good health. I wanted to say hello and let you know that since your success in April our business is flourishing. We’ve diversified our customer offering and also looking at buying a new factory 4 times the size of the current premises. Exciting times. Without your efforts I don’t think I would have had the energy to achieve the above.”
“Not only have you achieved the result I so desperately needed you have also highlighted the points that have cleared my name in other people’s minds as well as your success in court.”
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