We take a look at the recent case of Brake vs Guy & Ors which considered costs assessment when a litigant in person is involved.

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Greenhalgh Kerr has been a prominent player in the specialist field of finance recoveries since our business was started in 2000. Our clients range from small and medium-sized lenders, through to some of the country’s leading credit providers.
Our team has a tried and tested approach that helps protect your business and customer relationships. We help you recognise and resolve issues before they become a barrier to payment. When action is necessary we make it efficient and effective.
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Our onboarding protocols ensure that our clients get the full benefits of our expertise and service from the moment we engage. Doing things the GK way means more than just a sustained, effective job well done. It’s about delivering the partnership, trust, and results our clients deserve.
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Our people will meet yours. It’s personal. Relationships have not gone out of style. Your team will get to know our team. We can learn about your operation and its needs, and we can fit in with your timings, systems, and requirements. We can agree and set up all communications channels and arrangements.
After cases arrive
We assess each case in our usual way, setting a strategy, grading and reporting on the case in terms of prospects and timescales and cost. We make immediate contact with debtors, and pursue a recovery in our normal tried and tested ways
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We deliver to you ongoing, structured, tailored reports as per your needs and preferences. We carry out a full review each quarter with you, where we look at cases and patterns and at any opportunities to improve.
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On 1st November 2022 the Official Receiver deposit, payable on the issue of bankruptcy or winding up proceedings will be increased.
We review the keys provisions of the white paper which is intended to form the basis of the Renters Reform Bill.
The FCA has published new rules for lenders operating in the regulated consumer market. Read our guidance here.
This case study shows how a thorough and persistent approach can result in success against a director determined to frustrate creditors.
Greenhalgh Kerr were successful in seeking Judgment together with legal costs and interest following a disputed Part 55 claim seeking repossession of a property together with rental arrears...
Greenhalgh Kerr successfully overturned a debtor’s IVA and obtained a bankruptcy order, in order to allow trustees in bankruptcy to investigate a suspicious property transaction.
In this case report from our Trainee Solicitor Emily Davison, negotiation followed the presentation of a winding-up petition against a company that was registered outside of the jurisdiction.
Key Contacts

Dan Tate
Daniel qualified as a solicitor in 2007 and immediately joined Greenhalgh Kerr where he has amassed a wealth of litigation and dispute resolution experience acting for commercial clients, particularly those involved in commercial and asset finance. He became a Director of the firm in 2018.

Steven Owens
Steven qualified as a solicitor in 2008, and, having spent well over twenty years in the profession, over half of it as a qualified Solicitor, he was made a Director here in 2019. He has an astute ability to determine the commerciality of dealing with contentious matters, both from a viability and recoverability perspective.

Gemma Hackett
Gemma has specialised in Civil Litigation for over 10 years and qualified as a Solicitor in 2015. She manages a team in the Asset Finance and Leasing Department, dealing with a variety of issues including debt recovery, front end security, insolvency, return of goods, landlord and tenant, and commercial disputes.

Joanna Buckley
Joanna qualified as a Solicitor in 2013 and has over 15 years’ experience of civil litigation.
Leading a team in the asset finance and leasing department, Joanna handles debt recovery, return of goods, insolvency and commercial disputes.

Alex Worthington
Alex completed his law degree at Queens’ College, Cambridge and joined Greenhalgh Kerr in 2017. He is now employed as Counsel and practices in each of the firm’s core business areas; Local Government Finance, Asset Finance, Insolvency and Landlord & Tenant.
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