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Birketts LLP provides ‘the best value for money’ for clients such as Greene King, Archant and Haven Power. Robert Howard has 40 years’ experience in debt recovery matters.

Fosters’ Gillian Scott is ‘totally efficient and very helpful’. She and Adrian Newborough advise local, national and overseas clients, with recent highlights including a £55,000 recovery claim for a Dutch client. The team is ‘excellent in every way’.

Ashton KCJ’s experienced debt recovery manager Sarah Lock oversees the firm’s bespoke computerised system.

‘The level of service is superb’ at Gotelee Solicitors, with Joshua Ripman singled out as ‘extremely knowledgeable, helpful and always available to explore all avenues’. He handles bulk instructions from a large waste management company and a private London school.

Hegarty LLP’s Kally Singh handles all of Warners (Midlands)’ contested debt collections, and all matters for Garford Farm Machinery.

At Leathes Prior, ‘responses are prompt, advice is sound and the team is honest and straightforward’. Darren Bowen advises Orange Fox Electrical and MAG Group.

Steeles Law LLP’s Denise Cushine oversees volume debt recovery work for Newham Homes. The team is also advising a local authority on s146 notices to forfeit debtors’ leases.

Laurence Weeks*’ team at Taylor Vinters, which includes the vastly experienced Sharon Mead, recently secured payment of unpaid fees for Carter Jonas. Other clients include Bidwells and Jockey Club Estates. *Laurence Weeks is now at Birketts LLP.

Graham Mead’s ‘very swift and good-value’ team at Blocks advises high-net-worth clients. Sanri Harvey is ‘very helpful’.

Greenwoods Solicitors LLP’s versatile Jayne Nutt advises local and national clients.

Alejandro Verdu de Haro advises on European cross-border debt claims at Hunt & Coombs Solicitors. Catherine Sandbach’s clients include Moore Stephens Chartered Accountants.

Mills & Reeve LLP’s Lynne Lawn recovered debts owed by consultants to an NHS trust for non-attendance on training courses.

Overburys & Raymond Thompson’s Roslyn Leeds advises individuals and businesses across the UK.

Roland Sharp and Peter Blake at Prettys act for many local clients, including Norfolkline Shipping and Damco. The firm’s ‘Netchaser’ operation has a strong following.

Peter Hastings leads a team at Rogers and Norton that includes the ‘efficient and extremely helpful’ Jenna Phillips. She recovered £38,000 for an elderly client whose savings had been withdrawn under duress.

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Legal Developments in East Anglia for Debt recovery

  • Supreme Court provides guidance 
on forum conveniens and piercing the corporate veil


    Macfarlanes LLP currently authors the Litigation & Dispute Resolution section of The In-House Lawyer magazine. For more information and articles from this author click here . This article considers the Supreme Court decision in VTB Capital plc v Nutritek International Corp & or s [2013]. Perhaps the most striking aspect of the case is that it casts doubt on the notion that the Court has the power to pierce the corporate veil. The Supreme Court also held that, even if the power to pierce the corporate veil does exist, it does not enable a claimant to hold parties that control a company jointly and severally liable under contracts entered into by that company. 

    - Macfarlanes

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