Jonathan Blair heads Dickinson Dees' two-partner practice, which forms part of the corporate recoveries group. The firm is a longstanding member of Northern Rock's secured lending recovery panel, and was recently appointed to the panel of a leading clearing bank. Hay & Kilner's Kevan Stronach is highly recommended. The firm provides a bespoke service to clients that include newspapers, accountancy practices, financial organisations and estate agents, both in the region and nationally, and also provides a mortgage recovery service to two major banks. Robert Muckle LLP's streamlined debt recovery service is used by an array of financial institutions, public companies and owner-managed businesses, including Co-op Funeral Services Ltd. The expanding practice, which has acquired some 18 new clients in the last 12 months, is praised by clients who appreciate the good internal communication with the commercial litigation team on defended claims. The key partner for debt recovery at Ward Hadaway is Jim James. The team had a successful year, handling approximately £12m-worth of cases. Client wins included global cement producer Cemex; the firm is to undertake all its UK debt collection work. Watson Burton LLP fields experienced practitioners Allan Henderson and Julian Gill in its debt recovery unit. The firm received regular instructions from Tait Walker in 2005, and is also on the panel of Halifax plc for mortgage shortfall recovery nationwide. --------------------------------------------------------- Debt recovery Dickinson Dees, Newcastle Hay & Kilner, Newcastle Robert Muckle, Newcastle Ward Hadaway, Newcastle Watson Burton, LLP Newcastle Firms are listed alphabetically |