As part of its ‘high-class service’, Shakespeare Martineau LLP offers expertise regarding debt recovery, litigation, and the recovery of secured and unsecured debt, as well as the capacity to handle various aspects of asset finance, working for clients in a range of sectors. The team is co-led by Jayne Gardner, who advises on all aspects of credit management and debt recovery, also helping to develop internal credit control processes for clients, while co-chair Edward Flanagan is vastly experienced in financial services litigation and asset finance, with the capability to handle financial services regulatory matters. Alan Hamblett is particularly active in the field of litigation, and associate Grace Strawford adds her expertise in handling complex financial instruments and the recovery of various assets.

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‘Having a designated person assigned to our cases is very helpful. Back up from management is always there to discuss potential legal issues before we proceed, which is also a great thing to have, as it helps our decision making.’
‘Eddie Flanagan has been outstanding and offers the ability to advise across multiple areas easily and quickly, which has proven invaluable.’
‘They are responsive, proactive, timely and compared to London firms, cost-effective.'
'As well as the matters in hand, they provide regular sectoral updates of relevance and training sessions for the staff on new areas of the law. They are generally very good to deal with, and we have an open, honest relationship with a number of partners.’
‘Eddie Flanagan is very accomplished, approachable and diligent. The team generally are practical and commercial; they offer sage advice without it being full of legalese. Our team like engaging with them and, on the day-to-day, see them as an extension of themselves.’
‘The team employs the latest case management technology to drive an efficient process and maximise successful client results in debt recovery. The practice has a wide range of clients across various sectors, attracted by their commitment to their robust regulatory compliance and truly getting to know client processes.’
‘Jayne Gardner has immense knowledge about the recoveries process. Jayne is approachable and gives practical, focused and commercial advice to guide clients to successful results.’
'High-class service.'