The Legal 500 > United Kingdom - Solicitors > Scotland > Debt recovery

Aberdein Considine's extensive roster of lender clients is testimony for the team's 'strength in banking sector work', which includes secured mortgage litigation, asset recovery and mortgage fraud matters alongside other types of residential and commercial banking litigation. Myra Scott heads the team. Leonie Donald left private practice in July 2018 while lender services expert Laura Browne was appointed consultant January 2019.

Brodies LLP routinely handles debt and asset recovery work for banks and other financial institutions, debt purchasers and debt collection agencies as well as utility providers. Stephen Goldie and Iain Rutherford jointly head the 'very professional' team.

Morton Fraser is well versed in advising FCA-regulated clients and other lenders on internal processes and FCA requirements but the team led by Bill Stark also provides wide-ranging debt recovery services to public and education sector clients as well as self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers, PLCs, SMEs and individuals.

Providing full-service debt recovery support, Shoosmiths frequently works in close co-operation with its litigation team to assist clients with financial services, commercial business to business and insolvency sector recoveries. The 'excellent' Rod Macphail heads up the 'strong and very experienced' team.

With particular strength in the public and housing sectors, Harper Macleod LLP frequently assists clients with the recovery of pension payments alongside rent and other arrears form tenants and factored owners but the team's client roster also includes various commercial entities and financial institutions; the latter receive regular assistance with unsecured debt recovery matters. Dawn McKenzie heads up the 'personable and approachable' team.

The 'efficient and totally reliable' team at MacRoberts LLP is co-led by Leon Breakey and Stephen Cowan and best known for its expertise in handling debt recovery work in the property management, financial services, construction and food and drink sectors.

TLT has a fine reputation for secured and unsecured lending recovery work alongside asset based recovery matters and is most active in the finance, food and drink, retail and energy sectors. Litigators John Paul Sheridan and Tom McEntegart are the main contacts.

Anderson Strathern's client roster includes SMEs, public sector bodies and RSLs as well as banks and other financial institutions who regularly instruct the team with a wide range of commercial recovery matters. Property litigator Fiona Stephen and commercial litigator Fraser Geddes are the main contacts. Litigator Gillian Jamieson was elevated to the partnership in September 2018.

BTO Solicitors LLP has a strong profile for property management work, which frequently involves rent arrears, while, as another key area of expertise, banks regularly instruct the 'knowledgeable' team to handle insolvency-related matters. 'Supportive' litigator Grant Hunter is the main contact and also acts in defence of debt recovery actions.

Dentons provides commercial and compliance advice on volume debt and asset recovery in the debt purchase, banking and asset finance, utilities, oil and gas and general commercial sectors. Litigators Frank Johnstone and Douglas Blyth are the main contacts; Johnstone enjoys an 'excellent reputation in the market'.

Much of Shepherd and Wedderburn's workload pertains to the real estate and financial services sectors where the team led by commercial litigator Elaine Brailsford routinely assists with the recovery of debt arising from leases, timeshare management charges and service charges as well as asset recovery and secured and unsecured debt recovery matters.