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Coltman Warner Cranston LLP delivers a ‘good service with commercial insight’. It counts many household names as clients, including receiving a steady flow of instructions from one of the UK’s leading High Street retailers, one of the country’s largest franchise retailers and the UK’s largest electrical wholesaler. Larry Coltman is recommended.

Andrew Davidson’s team at Knights solicitors llp reports a growing volume of instructions involving overseas debts. Clients include Keele University, K3 Business Technologies Group, and Slater Harrison & Co.

Martineau has been particularly active in the energy and education sectors, and acted for British Energy in the recovery of a portfolio of industrial and commercial debts. Practice head Andrew Adams ‘gets results’, and senior associate Debbie Beet is appreciated for her ‘professional yet warm manner’.

Wragge & Co LLP’s Greg Standing leads a team that predominantly acts for finance sector clients, with work ranging from mortgage repossessions to asset finance recoveries. It has expertise in the recovery of Consumer Credit Act regulated lending, and undertakes a significant amount of motor finance recovery work. Key clients include Amber Homeloans and Bradford & Bingley/Mortgage Express.

Wright Hassall LLP has launched a portfolio management and collection team, with Gill Payne a key contact. It has a significant number of secured lending and vehicle finance clients, and advises on the full range of debt recovery options from volume collections to complex litigation.

Martin Cook is the main contact at KJD Freeth LLP. The team undertakes a significant amount of business-to-business trade debt recovery work, and counts a number of financial institutions as clients. It also has considerable experience in the healthcare sector.

Shakespeares recently added Metsec and RSK Group to its client base, joining RBS Invoice Finance and Clearprime, and has been increasingly active in statutory demands and winding up petitions. Associate Jason Morris is the primary contact.

Joanne Davis leads a ‘very strong team’ at Shoosmiths, and is ‘very thorough and organised’. Key areas of expertise include advising regulated and non-regulated lenders in the credit, motor finance and leasing industry on consumer credit compliance and dispute resolution.

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