Legal Director

Shirley Li‑Ting

Shirley is qualified to practice law in both Scotland and England and Wales which is invaluable in cross border restructurings. She has extensive commercial expertise in the transaction advisory and restructuring space (gained from her time working at an International Law Firm, including a secondment to Hong Kong, and a top tier Scottish Law Firm).

Shirley has worked on numerous high profile cases over the years including the first building society special administration in 2009 and has been involved in a diverse range of projects throughout her career, advising boards of directors of distressed companies, banks, investors and insolvency practitioners on: corporate simplifications, restructurings, wrongful trading issues, distressed business sales/purchases, managed exits, security enforcement options, distressed debt portfolio sales/purchases, formal insolvencies and trading issues. She has particular expertise in the farming, public, charities, real estate, retail (CVAs) housebuilding, leisure (hotels and public houses), oil and gas, wave energy and healthcare and care homes sectors.

Living Brodies' values

Clients appreciate Shirley's commercial and practical advice and excellent delivery of service, along with her personable nature which inspires a collegiate and collaborative approach in everything that she does.

Highlights

Member of the TMA (Turnaround Management Association) and sits on the TMA Scottish Committee.
Has extensive experience advising both tenants and landlords in in a number of recent high profile Retail CVAs.
Member of R3, the Association of Business Recovery Professionals.

Rankings

Ranked by Legal 500 UK 2025 as a Leading Associate in Insolvency & Corporate Recovery.
Ranked in Chambers UK 2025 as a Star Associate in Restructuring & Insolvency.

I find Shirley very approachable, commercial and responsive. She is also very good on the communication side.

Chambers UK 2026 - Restructuring/Insolvency

Shirley is very keen to provide a quality and fast service, and she manages expectations very well.

Chambers UK 2026 - Restructuring/Insolvency

Shirley is technically very strong, easy to deal with, very personable and always happy to spend some time chatting through different angles on a case.

Chambers UK 2026 - Restructuring/Insolvency