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.

Praised for its ‘commercial approach to debt recovery’, the team at Brodies LLP regularly provides litigation and enforcement services to major local and national public companies, including automotive industry clients. Iain Rutherford, Stephen Goldie, and Marianne Griffin jointly lead the team, leading on high-profile commercial litigation cases, enforcement issues, and portfolio management mandates. Another key member of the team, Frank Johnstone boasts ‘exceptional knowledge’, assisting with the full range of services for long-term clients. Laura McMillan  and Lauren Kerr are also recommended, regularly assisting debt collection agencies and banking clients.

Acting for major banking, credit union and lender clients, the debt and asset recovery team at Morton Fraser MacRoberts is well-known in the market for its handling of cases concerning insolvency, alleged fraud and breach of duty. Nicola Ross further broadens the practice’s offering for asset finance clients seeking advice on all related contentious matters. Ross co-leads the team alongside Leon Breakey and Denise Loney, who have experience in commercial litigation and debt recovery mandates respectively. Jennifer Andrew is another highly active member of the team, working closely with SIPP providers, while Debbie Brogan is noted for her expertise in the automotive industry.

The debt and asset recovery practice at Shoosmiths LLP regularly services banking and building society clients, energy sector companies, and construction industry providers on credit management matters, asset services and insolvency processes, with additional experience in litigation and enforcement cases. Praised as ‘excellent and knowledgeable’, Andrew Foyle spearheads the ‘astute, user-friendly and experienced’ team alongside Stuart Clubb, handling the full range of financial regulatory matters. Sophie McNally is another key contact in the team.

The finance litigation and debt recovery practice at DWF ‘provides a one-stop shop for Scottish litigation and enforcement activities’, handling a broad range of related matters concerning debt purchase and commercial debt. Lauded as an ‘expert in the field of Scottish litigation’, Ricky Cannon leads the practice and showcases expertise in motor finance disputes. Danny McClymont assists with consumer credit and debt portfolio issues and Garry MacInnes is another key contact in the group.

A ‘go-to firm’ for debt recovery, Gilson Gray’s practice sits within the firm’s wider litigation practice, and handles a wide range of commercial real estate and consumer rights issues. David Alexander, ‘a leading expert in his field’, advises on matters concerning business to business recoveries and recovery of possession of properties, including land, flats and motor vehicles. Other key contacts in the group include Rosie Walker and Scott Runciman.

Harper Macleod LLP’s ‘well-established debt recovery practice’ houses a ‘large team of knowledgeable and experienced individuals’, who regularly act for public sector clients, individuals, and SMEs on a range of debt-related mandates. Natalie Dissake jointly leads the team alongside Andrew Hunter, providing long-term advisory services to clients and handling heritable property-related matters. The team is further bolstered by Eilidh Crawford and Lyndsay McMahon, who assist on litigation and insolvency mandates.

TLT handles a range of debt recovery mandates, including secured recoveries, landlord disputes and insolvency-related matters. John Paul Sheridan leads the practice, servicing commercial energy and banking clients, while Louise Chopra appears regularly at Sheriff Courts throughout Scotland.

Jointly led by finance litigator Lynsey Walker and Alan Sinclair, Addleshaw Goddard’s multidisciplinary team showcases ‘strength in depth’ in handling asset recovery-related disputes for banking clients and insolvency practitioners. The team has experience in insolvency litigation, payment defaults, and heritable security-related matters. Simon Catto spearheads the litigation practice and is another key contact in the group.

Anderson Strathern’s specialist team acts for both public and private sector clients, and is frequently instructed on fee recoveries, negotiations and court proceedings. Gillian Murray leads the team, focusing on commercial debt recovery and litigation, while Fiona Stephen’s real estate experience further bolsters the practice. Fraser Geddes is another key member of the team and handles contentious asset mandates in distressed sectors.

Led by Grant Hunter, the ‘experienced and efficient debt recovery unit’ at BTO Solicitors LLP advises on secured and unsecured recoveries, with additional experience in insolvency litigation, liquidation mandates and damages claims. Other key contacts in the group include Angus Wood and Kirsteen Maclean.