Stephen Eastley > Shoosmiths LLP > Southampton, England > Lawyer Profile

With a ‘dependable and consistent core team’, Shoosmiths LLP’s commercial recoveries team focuses on the whole spectrum of commercial debt recovery work, including early arrears management issues, pre-legal collections and negotiations, advice for in-house credit teams, and enforcement of judgements. Solent-based Paula Swain heads up the team, but also leads the firm’s national team for commercial recoveries, allowing the provision of a coordinated, UK-wide service. Jade Souch and Stephen Eastley are recommended for high-value, contested debt recovery matters.

Offering UK-wide capability, Shoosmiths LLP maintains a strong reputation in early arrears management, pre-legal collections and negotiation, litigation and enforcement of judgments. Leading the commercial recoveries team, Paula Swain, based in the Southampton office, ‘will go above and beyond‘ assisting corporate clients in disputes around guarantees and indemnities, complex asset recoveries, breach of warranty and fraud claims. Senior associates Stephen Eastley and Jade Souch continue to be active in contentious recovery, contested insolvency and guarantee and indemnity claims.