At Birketts LLP, the team has an excellent reputation for assisting local and national private companies, professional partnerships, and major PLCs in the utilities, logistics, food and beverages, and agricultural sectors with a wide range of complex debt recovery matters. The practice is led by Ipswich-based Josh Ripman, ‘a master negotiator with huge commercial sense who will find a good settlement if there is one to be had‘. Ripman is well known for his expertise in commercial litigation, and Adam Blenkinsop in Norwich is equally strong in advising on contentious matters. Caroline Nichols and Bethany Kent, who is very experienced in enforcement matters, are other key practitioners.

Howes Percival LLP‘s debt recovery team stands out in the region for its extensive experience in assisting large corporates, private individuals, and government departments with a range of matters. The practice is regularly instructed by clients in the retail, education and agriculture sectors, to name a few, and has an excellent track record in acting for the Insolvency Service. Norwich-based Gordon Simpson and Morris Peacock and insolvency and restructuring expert Michael Green in Cambridge co-lead the department; William Shirley in Norwich is a key contact for corporate and personal insolvency cases, as well as assisting government departments with recovery issues.

At the Norwich office of Mills & Reeve LLP, the debt recovery group routinely acts for private and public sector entities in mandates, with notable strength in handling the drafting and issuing of court proceedings. Corporate clients seek out the firm for its established fixed-fee collection service. The practice is led by Lynne Lawn, who is highly regarded for her expertise in debt recovery matters.

Fosters in Norwich is well known for handling debt collection matters as part of its broader litigation and insolvency expertise. The group is adept at advising companies and individuals on secured and unsecured recoveries and pre-action recovery work, ranging from issuing claims to trial and the enforcement of judgments. Head of litigation Chris Fielding leads the practice, in which insolvency specialist Simon Loome plays a key role.

In Peterborough, Hunt & Coombs LLP‘ team is very experienced in handling high-value, contested debt recovery claims and complex enforcement matters. Practice head Rebecca Beynon-Phillips leverages her extensive expertise in contentious commercial and property matters to advise on complex claims; she is ably supported by Luke Edwards and Norman Hunter-Goulder. Helen Townsend left the firm in May 2025.

Roythornes Solicitors is home to an experienced team of litigators, which regularly assists local, national, and international businesses with debt recovery matters. The group is well known for providing a fixed-fee service, however the practice is equally adept at handling a wide range of complex debt recovery work. The client base includes companies from the construction, IT, agriculture and food sectors. Alex Forster, who divides his time between Spalding and Alconbury, and Catherine Rickett, who operates between Spalding and Peterborough, jointly lead the department.