The Office of Fair Trading has released an updated guidance note ordering “debt collectors” to refrain from using Twitter or Facebook in their attempts to collect outstanding debts. This step is designed to prevent people from suffering the embarrassment or stress of having their money troubles... read more

During our recent Minimising the Risk of Bad Debt Seminar in Oswestry, I highlighted the importance of businesses knowing exactly who they are trading with. This is something I quite often come across in cases of debt that I have been asked to recover, only to find it’s not entirely clear who... read more

I am the Debt Recovery Manager at Lanyon Bowdler, last week I attended one of the local secondary schools, Charlton, in Wellington with two of my colleagues, Ceri Christie a family lawyer from our Wellington office and Bethan Jones a newly qualified employment solicitor from our Telford office,... read more

Yesterday’s Credit Control Network Seminar at Gray’s Hotel & Conference Centre in Telford went really well, and we enjoyed a detailed presentation given by Martin Leyshon, one of the Directors of High Court Enforcement Group.  Martin, who was originally appointed as a “Sheriffs... read more

I am a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives and head up the Debt Recovery Unit, based at the Telford office.  With the added benefit of my team of dedicated debt recovery case handlers and administrators, I am able to ensure we offer our clients practical, cost effective solutions in... read more