Sharon Williamson
Hill Dickinson LLPHill Dickinson LLP handles a broad array of issues surrounding debt recovery, including the collection of invoices, restitution claims, and cost order enforcements; the group is also noted for its skill in the pursuit of debtors based overseas. Practice head Sharon Williamson works out of the Manchester office; in addition to leading the commercial litigation group, Williamson routinely assists with the enforcement of guarantee and indemnity claims, while advising on the realisation of debts. Liverpool’s Kate Steele is well versed in a wide variety of disputes involving breaches of contract, and freezing injunctions in the Court of Appeal. Michaela Hannon joined the group from Greenhalgh Kerr, bringing her extensive knowledge of commercial litigation.
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‘Professional and friendly, always at the end of the phone for advice and support.’
‘Sharon Williamson is outstanding and always my first choice of lawyer for our debt recovery cases.’
‘Sharon Williamson is down to earth yet extremely knowledgeable in her field. She is responsive on the phone and by email. Her advice is pragmatic and commercial and is appropriately tailored to every scenario.’
Key clients
- Thomas Hardie Commercials Limited
- Agilent Technologies Limited
- Irwell Street Metal Company Limited
- Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC
- Metro Bank
- Piccadilly Village Management Limited
- Bibby Commercial Finance Limited
- Bibby Factors Limited
- Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
- Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- VG Limited
- MJ Birtwistle & Co Limited
- The Delivery Group
- Bullimores Sand and Gravel Limited
- VA Hutchinson Flooring Limited
- Wedo Finance Limited
- Cynergy Business Finance Limited
- J C Derbyshire Builders Limited
- Kroll Advisory Limited
- Express Electrical Distributors Limited
- De Pinna Notaries
- Kuehne & Nagel Limited
- Xeinadin Group
- Hurt Plant Hire Limited
- NHS England
- Fox Brothers (Lancashire) Limited
- Ideal 365 Limited
- Tallaght Financial Limited
Work highlights
- Assisting Bibby Group Companies with obtaining payment of overdue invoices.
- Acting for Kuehne + Nagel Limited in a debt recovery matter involving a wholesale supplier of produce, for sums due (approx. £110k) pursuant to an agreement for the provision of sea and air freight services from the UK to Mumbai, India.
- Acting on behalf of Ideal 365 Limited where the debtor company contended that the debt was disputed and threatened injunctive relief to restrain the presentation of a winding up petition.
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Sharon Williamson