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Anderson Fyfe LLP’s debt recovery practice earned a number of new client wins in 2010, including Clyde Property, MXM Property Solutions and RBS Invoice Finance. The firm also acts for a number of local authorities and SMEs. Tom McEntegart and John Paul Sheridan are recommended.

Department head Dawn McKenzie at Harper Macleod LLP is ‘committed, professional and keen to deliver services to a high standard’. In 2010, the team was instructed to handle debt recovery matters for the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB).

Irwin Mitchell LLP’s debt recovery team, headed by Mark Higgins, won significant new clients including UK Asset Resolution in 2010. Myra Scott has expertise in lender litigation.

McClure Naismith LLP is a leading firm in consumer credit debt recovery. Frank Johnstone heads the practice, which represents clients such as Bank of Scotland and Honda Finance.

Anderson Strathern’s team has ‘impeccable’ knowledge and provides debt recovery expertise in tandem with banking litigation services for clients in the financial sector, including two of Scotland’s largest banks. Ruari MacNeill heads the banking litigation team, and senior associate Claire Martin is head of credit recovery.

Bermans specialises in both consumer and commercial debt recovery, with an emphasis on asset-based finance recovery. It advised CF Asset Finance in 2010. Brian Cameron heads the practice.

Debt recovery is a core practice area for Blacklocks, with capabilities to act in Sheriff Courts and the Court of Session. Telfer Blacklock is the main contact.

Brechin Tindal Oatts’ enviable client base includes Barclays, Cigna UK and Lloyds Banking Group. The firm is the sole Scottish provider to American Express for personal and corporate credit card recoveries. Grant Hunter heads the department.

Brodies LLP handles volume debt recovery for prestigious clients such as BP Oil and Peugeot. It recently represented Grosvenor Investments regarding recoveries in the property sector, drawing on the firm’s property and litigation capabilities. David Whyte heads the team.

HBJ Gateley’s asset recovery team was reappointed as sole Scottish agents for BMW Financial Services. Rhona Cuthbert heads the practice, which recently recruited senior associate Douglas Blyth from Maclay Murray & Spens LLP.

Morton Fraser advises Nationwide on secured and unsecured recovery matters. Maggie Moodie heads the team.

Shepherd and Wedderburn provides clients with an integrated approach between its debt recovery, restructuring and insolvency, and banking and litigation teams. Gillian Carty heads the debt recovery practice, which acts for clients such as Lloyds TSB, RBS Invoice Finance and HSBC.

Specialist debt recovery practice Yuill & Kyle is a recognised player in the field. Stephen Cowan is recommended.

Biggart Baillie LLP’s debt recovery team operates from Edinburgh and Glasgow, and is jointly led by Alison Grant and Brent Haywood. Key clients include PwC, Savills and Fife Council.

In 2010, Maclay Murray & Spens LLP’s debt recovery team, headed by Stuart Reid, acted for an increasing number of intermediaries in the property management and corporate recovery sectors. Key clients include Deloitte, KPMG and Zolfo Cooper.

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