Aberdein Considine Banks Four Spots on Credit Awards Shortlist

Firm’s banking litigation team in the running for Best Company to Work For

Aberdein Considine’s acclaimed debt recovery and banking litigation team is shortlisted for the Best Company to Work For (Service Provider) accolade at the UK-wide Credit Awards next month.

The team, which acts for major UK institutions and banks and operates from Aberdein Considine offices across the UK, will contest the award at a prestigious ceremony being held during Credit Week at Celtic Manor, Wales.

In addition, three of the firm’s up-and-coming legal talents – Glasgow-based Senior Solicitors Katie Macdonald and Chloe Imrie and Newcastle-based Solicitor Sarah Clough - will go head-to-head in the Rising Star (Service Provider) category.

Aberdein Considine’s debt recovery department is Legal 500 top-ranked, Tier 1, and continues to go from strength to strength. In 2025, the department achieved a record turnover of over £9 million, with profits increasing by approximately 40%, while handling more than 10,000 new instructions for the second consecutive year.

Meanwhile, Practice Head Myra Scott was recognised again as a L500 Leading Partner and in two major appointments for 2025 the firm welcomed experienced commercial and litigation lawyer Jamie Apted as Partner and industry-renowned contractual debt recovery specialist Shilpi Jairath as Operations Director for Lender Services.

The firm was successfully reappointed to the UK’s largest mortgage lender’s UK Recoveries Panel and was instructed on total outstanding mortgage balances in the UK of more than £1 billion in 2025.

Across the business, Aberdein Considine is dedicated to ensuring colleagues feel valued, motivated and recognised for their contribution and commitment to excellence.

Fifteen colleagues across the department have been elevated in promotions rounds since April 2025 and the firm continually invests in staff training and new technology to streamline processes.

In 2025, around 70 colleagues moved into modern, fully refurbished office accommodation in the heart of Newcastle. The attractive 5080sqft Grade A open plan office on the city’s Forth Banks boasts views of the River Tyne from its roof terrace and incorporates a large boardroom overlooking the terrace, separate meeting rooms and a large dining kitchen.

The office also hosts Aberdein Considine colleagues working in Commercial Real Estate for England and Wales, alongside Employment and Corporate and Business Advisory lawyers.

Myra Scott, Head of Aberdein Considine’s Lender Services Practice Group, said: “I’m so proud that our incredible team has reached the finals of the Credit Awards yet again following our success in last year’s Legal Team of the Year category. This achievement reflects the firm’s unwavering commitment to delivering the best possible service to our much-valued clients across the UK, as well as to fostering a supportive and inspiring corporate culture for our colleagues.

“It’s also extremely gratifying – but not at all surprising to me, given the depth of talent we’ve got in the team – that not one but three of our hard-working junior lawyers are up for the Rising Star award.

“Awards like these not only reinforce our reputation for excellence but help us champion best practice as both a service provider and an employer. We’re always striving to enhance our position as one of the country’s leading banking

litigation and debt recovery firms, working with most of the UK’s major banks and financial institutions. Winning Best Company to Work For at the Credit Awards would be a very welcome endorsement of Aberdein Considine’s people-focused approach.”

The Credit Awards 2026 awards ceremony will be held at Celtic Manor on 24 June 2026.