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Gateley is noted for its ability to assist with complex multi-jurisdictional matters, often involving fraudulent activity. Particular areas of expertise include banking litigation, fraud, and motor finance. James Baird heads the team, and Joanne Owens is also recommended.

Appreciated for its ‘unique team spirit’, Shoosmiths’ debt recovery service includes unsecured debt recovery (headed by Jim Taylor); commercial secured recovery (Stuart Montgomery); and mortgage recovery (Wendy Rainbow). New arrival Melanie Chell takes the lead on asset finance matters, and Harold Brako leads on invoice finance.

Flint Bishop LLP acts for clients such as LexisNexis and Marston’s, and has also attracted new work from Southern Cross Healthcare Group and the Food Standards Agency. The firm provides ‘a first-rate service to the level of the Magic Circle, with the cost of a regional firm’.

‘Always prompt and reasonably priced’, Nelsons Solicitors Limited mainly acts in B2B cases for commercial clients. In 2011, the eight-strong team was instructed in relation to £10.9m worth of debt. It receives a significant flow of instructions as a result of being HCC International’s recommended debt recovery team.

New clients for Roythornes LLP include Badgemaster and Pestforce. Associate Kate Robbins is the contact following the departure of Andrew Shipley.

‘Approachable, adaptable, and efficient’, Smith Partnership’s team handles recoveries for large corporates such as Cadbury and Bostik. Andrew Hambleton and Clare Twells are ‘second to none’.

Wilkin Chapman LLP acts for large energy companies, water companies, local authorities, and financial institutions. New clients for the team include Tannen Group and Power.

Actons is noted for its personalised service for clients such as The Nottingham Park Estate and various chartered accounting firms. Yvonne Thomas heads the team.

Brady Solicitors is particularly valued by clients for its credit control work.

Harvey Ingram LLP’s debt recovery capability was boosted by its 2011 merger with Alan Hamblett & Co.

Hewitsons LLP offers a technology-based service to corporates and institutions.

Shakespeares expanded significantly at assistant level in 2011. The team is ‘able to resolve queries with prompt efficiency’.

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Legal Developments in East Midlands 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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