Frances Coulson

Frances Coulson is head of insolvency and restructuring at Wedlake Bell LLP following the merger of the legal practice of Moon Beever into Wedlake Bell in 2021. She undertakes most areas of personal and corporate insolvency, specialising in contentious insolvency especially cases involving fraud, as well as provisional liquidations and injunctive work generally.

Frances was Chairman of the Appeal Committee at ACCA serving for 10 years until 2012 and served as a member of the Insolvency Law Evaluation Panel at the Insolvency Service, and CBI Insolvency Panel. She is a member of InsolInternational and a Council Member of InsolEurope, and has recently been appointed as a non executive Director of the Insolvency Service. Frances is a former President of R3 (2011-2012), the Insolvency trade body representing 97% of licensed insolvency practitioners. She now Chairs the R3 Fraud Group. She is a Special Constable with the National Crime Agency and was awarded a Director General's commendation in 2014.