Philip is a Solicitor with over 25 years of litigation experience. He joined Slater Heelis at a young age learning about many different aspects of working in a law firm before qualifying as a Legal Executive in 1998 and then, having gained a further 10 years experience Philip went on to qualify as a Solicitor in 2007.

Philip established Occasio Legal Limited in 2008.

His main areas of specialism include corporate/ personal insolvency, debt recovery, repossession actions on behalf of private landlords, advising in relation to Shareholder or Partnership Disputes and advising in respect of Consumer Credit and Regulated Credit Agreements.

Having advised Finance Houses and other financial institutions for many years and having also spent some time working in-house in a Finance & Leasing Company advising them specifically on their debt recovery issues, Philip has an in-depth knowledge and vast experience in this sector. He understands that whilst some recoveries work can be carried out in a processed manner to achieve fast, cost effective results, other matters require a more bespoke service which only someone with his experience can offer.

His client base consists primarily of Finance Houses and Finance & Leasing Companies but also includes private individuals, Company Directors and private landlords.

Jeremy is a Solicitor and a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner with over 20 years of experience. His specialisms include restructuring, corporate and personal insolvency, corporate recovery and distressed advisory work. He regularly advises both boards of directors and individual directors regarding companies in distressed situations.

His clients include Insolvency Practitioners, Banks, Asset based lenders, creditors and debtors.

Jeremy has previously been quoted in Chambers and Partners in 2015 whilst working for Hill Dickinson LLP as being “a deep thinker” who is “personally and technically sound”. Jeremy is also recommended in the Legal 500 for insolvency and corporate recovery.

Hannah qualified as a Solicitor in 2005 and has experience of handling most forms of litigation with a specialism in title insurance matters including advising financial institutions when faced with allegations of mortgage fraud.

George is a Solicitor who has worked at Occasio Legal since his qualification in April 2018. George currently advises the pool of finance company clients retained by the business and often conducts Court appointments on behalf of those clients. Prior to joining the business George gained invaluable litigation experience working as a para legal / trainee Solicitor at various law firms in central Manchester.

Lisa has been working with Occasio Legal for 3 years as a Personal Assistant / Secretary. Lisa has a wealth of business experience and could be said to be the glue that holds the business together.

Mandy is employed in a part time role as the cashier for the business whilst maintaining a similar role with a national firm of Insolvency Practitioners.