Aberdein Considine’s ‘impressive’ debt recovery team is situated within its wider lender services practice, servicing major corporate, banking, and commercial clients. The team handles mandates concerning fraud, corporate insolvency, and professional negligence claims. Myra Scott co-leads the team alongside head of banking litigation Laura Browne and Newcastle-based Tahir Bashir, with Scott regularly leading on mortgage debts, repossession actions, and securities enforcement issues. The practice is further bolstered by John Di Paola, who regularly handles heritable property matters, and Paul Mcintosh, who acts for a range of major lender clients. Another name to note is Eleanor Hamilton, who assists with unsecured debt enforcement cases.
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'The team is professional, and pride themselves on providing the right outcomes for clients. They provide a wide range of debt recovery services from pre-arrears to shortfall recovery. The service is always first class with appropriate action taken in a timely manner.'
‘The practice is quick to react and has a good spread of experience and knowledge. The team is approachable and provides expertise at a level appropriate to a firm of this size.’
'This is an impressive team that attracts a high quality of work.'
Key clients
- Lloyds Banking Group
- Natwest Group plc
- The Co-Operative Bank plc
- Nationwide Building Society
- Virgin Money plc
- Skipton Building Society
- TSB Bank plc
- The Mortgage Lender Limited
- Savills plc
- Rooftop Mortgages Limited
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Practice head
Myra Scott; Laura Browne; Tahir Bashir
Other key lawyers
John Di Paola; Paul Mcintosh; Eleanor Hamilton