The Legal 500

United Kingdom > Yorkshire and the Humber > Dispute resolution > Debt recovery

Editorial sections

Other

All countries

The ‘excellent and highly professional’ 22-fee-earner team at Drydens has recently been appointed to several major lender’s panels for secured recoveries work. Philip Holden and Tamsin Cooper are noted for their ‘commercialism, integrity and knowledge’.

Incasso LLP (Cobbetts LLP) ‘knowledgeable and consistent’ team continues to advise the London University Purchasing Consortium and a number of local authorities. It has also recently won mandates from Network Rail Infrastructure and Countrywide Estate Agents. Richard Webb is the main partner contact.

Optima Legal in Bradford has a sizeable recoveries practice led by Philip Robinson, acting for a range of high-profile banks and other financial institutions. Melanie Dickinson joined the firm as head of the debt litigation practice, and recoveries director Kirsty Moffatt is also a new appointment. The firm handles repossession litigation and sales as well as collections and debt litigation.

DWF LLP’s ‘efficient’ debt recovery team acted for a number of new clients including Bank of Scotland and Arkle Finance. It is led by Ron Lack and David Scottow, and has recruited Justin Coley as secured recoveries manager, from Optima Legal.

Fairfax Solicitors Limited was established in 2009 by former Eversheds LLP partner Peter Wordsworth. The ‘excellent’ team provides debt recovery services to central government, and is the only law firm on the HMRC recovery panel. Its advice is ‘clear, succinct and timely’.

The team at Lee & Priestley LLP won mandates in 2010 from several local authorities and utilities companies, and continues to work for SMEs. Steve Bailey leads the team.

Lupton Fawcett LLP has an ‘excellent’ business-focused cash flow services division, advising the firm’s commercial clients. Led by Karen Adams, the team recently received instructions from an airline and a major insolvency practitioner.

Carrick Read is instructed by individual and corporate clients.

The team at Ford & Warren, led by Nicholas Collins, secured instructions from new clients Sell Quick and Express Estate Agents. It also expanded its services to include pre-legal work.

Keeble Hawson acts for a number of the major UK steel stockbrokers as well as several large commercial groups.

Andrew Howard heads the ‘effective’ debt recovery team at Clarion, which saw the arrival of Daniel Carlton from Ford & Warren. The team received instructions from new clients Sanderson Weatherall and the WYG Group in 2010.

Gordons LLP handled work for clients across the manufacturing, retail, construction and banking sectors, such Wm Morrison Supermarkets and Europipes (UK), and is noted as ‘knowledgeable and efficient’. Debt recovery manager Lynne Ord is recommended.

The three-fee-earner team at HLW Commercial Lawyers LLP provides a bespoke service to SMEs and plcs, and is led by Emma Broadhead.

The Needle Partnership LLP acts for a number of international clients in pursuing and defending debt recovery claims.

Search News and Articles

Press releases

The latest news direct from law firms. If you would like to submit press releases for your firm, send an email request to

Legal Developments in the UK

Legal Developments and updates from the leading lawyers in each jurisdiction. To contribute, send an email request to

Press Releases in the UK

The latest news direct from law firms. If you would like to submit press releases for your firm, send an email request to

  • Could Britain have tried Saif Gaddafi?

    Geoffrey Bindman comments on the limits of universal jurisdiction
    - Bindmans LLP

  • Procurement update: Court of Appeal rules on service concessions and implied contract claims

    In JBW Ltd v Ministry of Justice [2012] EWCA Civ 8 (16 January 2011), the Court of Appeal has analysed and applied recent Court of Justice case-law on the definition of “services concession” contract and made an important ruling on the availability in procurement litigation of claims based on an implied contract created by an invitation to tender.
    - 11KBW

  • Bindmans partner Tamsin Allen achieves High Court victory for phone hacking victims

    Tamsin Allen , who heads the firm’s media practice, has secured settlements against News Group Newspapers Ltd for the former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, Chris Bryant MP, Denis MacShane MP, journalists Joan Smith and Tom Rowland and Christopher Shipman.
    - Bindmans LLP

  • Greenwich Community Law Centre: High Court upholds withdrawal of funding from law centre

    In R (Greenwich Community Law Centre) v Greenwich LBC [2011] EWHC 3463 (Admin), the Administrative Court (Cranston J) has dismissed a challenge by a leading law centre to the decision by Greenwich Council to withdraw its funding of around £200,000 per year.
    - 11KBW

  • Pannu and ors v Geo W King Ltd and ors UKEAT/0021-23/11/DA

    The EAT has delivered judgment in this the first case to consider the “supply of goods” exception to the service provision change rules in the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”). The case concerned the supply of axle assemblies for vans built by a company within the General Motors group. James Goudie QC and Holly Stout appeared for two out of the three respondents. Instructing Solicitor was Jon Taylor of EMW Picton Howell LLP.
    - 11KBW

  • Clear Edge UK Ltd v Elliot and others [2011] EWHC 3376 (QB)

    Akhlaq Choudhury was junior counsel for the Claimants in this application for springboard injunctive relief in a team move context. The case was unusual in that the “team” comprised only three people and all of them had given due contractual notice of their termination (which notice had already expired in respect of two of the Defendants by the time of the application).
    - 11KBW

  • Kettling judgement disappoints protesters

    Protesters expressed disappointment with a Court of Appeal decision today to overturn a Divisional Court judgement on kettling and use of violent force against climate protesters on April 1 2009. The Divisional Court headed by its President, Sir Anthony May, and Mr Justice Sweeney, had concluded the police operations were “not lawful.”
    - Bindmans LLP

  • 11KBW welcomes David Stead as its Chief Executive

    11KBW is delighted to announce that David Stead will be joining Chambers as Chief Executive with effect from 18th January 2012. David is currently the Director of Marketing and Business Development at Gill Jennings & Every LLP, having held similar positions at Field Fisher Waterhouse, Eversheds and KPMG.
    - 11KBW

  • Marcus Pilgerstorfer joins 11KBW

    We are delighted to announce that Marcus Pilgerstorfer has joined 11KBW, Chambers and Partners Employment Set of the Year 2011.
    - 11KBW

  • Protest continues at Parliament Square

    Long standing protest continues at Parliament Square and efforts yesterday evening by the Metropolitan Police (supported by Westminster) to clear the area have not ended protest at this iconic location.
    - Bindmans LLP
© 2012 www.legal500.com