Six law firms are owed a combined total of over £100,000 by commercial airline Flybe, after it fell into administration at the beginning of March. 

The list of law firm creditors includes Eversheds Sutherland, Sidley Austin, Addleshaw Goddard, DLA Piper, Foot Antsey and Temple Bright, according to new documents published by the airline's administrators, EY.

Eversheds and Sidley Austin account for the majority of the money owed to law firms, with Flybe owing them £43,000 and £31,000 respectively. 

Foot Antsey meanwhile is owed nearly £15,000 while Addleshaw Goddard is just under £10,000 out of pocket.

Eversheds and Temple Bright declined to comment. All other firms had not responded at the time of publication. 

In total, unsecured creditor claims add up to a combined total of nearly £320m, according to the proposal documents, with just £600,000 available in assets to satisfy these claims, meaning the vast majority of unsecured creditors will receive little or nothing.

In March, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner stepped in as adviser to the joint administrators for the winding down process for Flybe.

The document said: "BCLP's unpaid administration costs at appointment total £36,612 (plus VAT)… However, we note that payment in respect of these costs has since been met from £50,000 of funds held in trust by BCLP."

The airline had previously fallen into financial difficulties at the end of 2018, and was taken over by a consortium made up of airline Virgin Atlantic, investment firm Cyrus Capital and transportation company Stobart Group in January 2019, with BCLP advising Flybe on the transaction, alongside Morgan Lewis & Bockius and Hill Dickinson and Herbert Smith Freehills.

Last year, Shoosmiths picked up the lead role advising on the administration of now-defunct airline Monarch's engineering arm, while Stephenson Harwood , Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Kirkland & Ellis advised on the wider administration in 2017.

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