Tina Kyriakides

Profile

Tina Kyriakides practises in general commercial and chancery litigation and advisory work, including:

• Company law
• Corporate and personal insolvency
• Contract, including sale of goods
• Commercial fraud
• Partnership law
• Credit, hire purchase and leasing transactions
• Banking, guarantees and other security

Tina has acted as an inspector for the DTI (now BERR) to investigate insider dealing. An extremely effective advocate, she also has an excellent reputation for advising on company and commercial matters, both litigious and non-litigious.

Tina was made a Deputy Registrar in Bankruptcy in 2007. She is consultant editor of Corporate Recovery & Insolvency, published by Butterworths. She also acted as an examiner in relation to the deposition of English witnesses in foreign proceedings.

What others say

Tina is recommended as a leading junior for commercial litigation, insolvency and company by the leading directories. They highlight the following:

Tina Kyriakides "is very commercial and always gets straight to the point." "Very accessible, friendly and always willing to help," she has considerable experience in both corporate and personal insolvency. (Insolvency - Chambers UK 2012)

Tina Kyriakides is ranked as a leading junior in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Insolvency and Company in  Legal 500 2011.

Tina Kyriakides is noted for her "quiet approach, which cuts through the issues to produce excellent outcomes". (Commercial Litigation - Legal 500 2011)

Tina Kyriakides is "extremely strong"; ... (Insolvency - Legal 500 2011)

Junior Tina Kyriakides is "always pleasant to deal with" and praised by clients for her "friendly and approachable advice which is always easy to follow". In Grapevine Property Limited v Halcyon Days Limited, she advised on the validity of board-approved transactions and the question of influence upon fellow directors. (Company - Chambers UK 2011)

Tina Kyriakides excels in directors' disqualification cases, and has acted as an inspector for BERR to investigate insider dealing. In addition, she has also advised a liquidator on the sale of a ship, and acted in the liquidation of Oakland Finance Limited. Clients admire her advocacy style: "She doesn't rant and there is no hyperbole. She just puts her arguments across lucidly and effectively." (Insolvency - Chambers UK 2011)

Tina Kyriakides is "very good on theory" and "great to work with". (Insolvency - Legal 500 2010)

Superb strategist Tina Kyriakides is "prompt, proactive and thorough", according to interviewees. Clients appreciate her approachable manner and note that "she is great at demystifying the law and providing clear written advice." In 2008 she acted in connection with the liquidation of Oakland Finance. (Insolvency - Chambers UK 2010)

Junior Tina Kyriakides is an experienced adviser on contentious and non-contentious company and commercial matters. She has "a friendly and pleasant manner, and really knows her stuff", according to peers. Recent matters for her include cases relating to CMC Group Holdings and BWE Limited. (Company - Chambers UK 2010)

Tina Kyriakides "stands out for excellent analytical ability, immense procedural knowledge and disarming, decisive and effective advocacy" and "is legally and technically statute". (Insolvency - Legal 500 2009)

Tina Kyriakides "has a steady practice and is always fair," agree sources. "Clever, but not in a pompous way," she "gets deeply involved in her cases" and has "first-class knowledge". (Insolvency - Chambers UK 2009)

Tina Kyriakides, "a highly pragmatic and responsive practitioner" who provides "client-friendly advice" on all aspects of company law. (Company - Chambers & Partners 2009)

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