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Is It Worth Going To Court For An Unpaid Invoice?
August 26, 2025
Introduction Unpaid invoices are a common headache for many businesses. And when you have exhausted your internal credit control procedure, the question arises: is it worth going to court for an unpaid invoice? In this blog post, we will take a look at the most important factors to consider before deciding to take legal action.
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Common Pitfalls With DIY Debt Recovery
August 22, 2025
Introduction When a customer or client fails to pay an invoice, it’s not uncommon for business owners to consider handling the debt recovery process in-house. This approach will save time and money on using external advisers. Or will it? There a number of risks associated with debt recovery undertaken in-house and in this blog post,
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Debt Collection Solicitor v Debt Collection Agency: What’s Best?
August 15, 2025
Introduction Unpaid invoices can have a terrible impact on cash flow. As a business, when you are owed money, you are faced with a choice: instruct a debt collection solicitor or engage a debt collection agency. For businesses dealing with business-to-business debts, making the correct decision can significantly affect the amount of cash collected and
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How To Recover Unpaid Debts Without Losing Customers
August 8, 2025
Introduction Recovering unpaid debts is a challenge for any business. But doing so while maintaining strong customer relationships is a true mark of successful debt recovery. After all, your sales team work hard to bring in new business. Those efforts should not be undermined by poor handling on the credit control side. Fortunately, with the
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Labour Party Crackdown on Late Payments
August 1, 2025
“The Toughest Crackdown on Late Payments in a Generation” The Labour Party has unveiled what it calls the “toughest crackdown on late payments in a generation” as part of its ‘Plan for Change’. In a press release yesterday, Labour stated its proposed reforms will specifically target business‑to‑business transactions where large firms often delay payment of
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Management Buyout Marks New Era For Award-Winning Commercial Law Firm
July 15, 2025
Bennett Williams Solicitors, a specialist commercial law firm known for its expertise in debt recovery, commercial dispute resolution and insolvency law, is entering a new era following a successful management buyout by Richard Bennett. After 13 years in business and a string of industry awards, Bennett has taken full control of the firm. The move
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International Women’s Day 2021
March 8, 2021
AN INTERVIEW WITH GAYNOR WILLIAMS To celebrate International Women’s Day 2021, we caught up with Gaynor Williams, Partner at Bennett Williams Solicitors. WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT ROLE? I am a Partner at Bennett Williams Solicitors and I am also Joint Honorary Secretary at Liverpool Law Society. WHAT IS YOUR CAREER BACKGROUND? I followed a non-traditional
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Debt Collection Agencies
January 4, 2021
Debt collection agencies are independent, third party organisations that make money by collecting the debts of their customers and clients. Debt collection agencies generally operate on a commission basis. Most will charge you a commission of between 10% and 25% of the debt you are seeking to recover. Some will also charge you a set
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Debt Recovery Solicitor Wins Pro-Bono Award For Second Year Running
May 13, 2016
A Liverpool-based debt recovery solicitor has won a pro-bono award for the second running. Richard Bennett, Partner at commercial law firm, Bennett Williams Solicitors, has picked up the University of Liverpool Pro-Bono Award for Outstanding Achievement for voluntary work he has undertaken with law students at the Liverpool Law Clinic – a free legal advice centre.
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Liverpool Debt Collection Solicitor Joins Expert Panel On Start-Up Business Website
March 16, 2016
A Liverpool debt collection solicitor has joined a panel of experts on a website that provides resources and advice to start-up businesses. Richard Bennett, a Solicitor and Partner at commercial law firm, Bennett Williams Solicitors, has joined the expert panel on the website Start Up Donut and will be available to provide business law advice to anyone
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