A guide to E-disclosure and the revised Civil Procedure Rules

Simply put, e-disclosure (or electronic disclosure) is the disclosure of electronically stored information. Disclosure is one of the stages in litigation when documents are considered in detail, and is an important stage in a dispute.During recent years, electronic...

Duty of standard disclosure in litigation proceedings – what you need to know

Continuing on from our successful Dispute Resolution Guide series, we’re taking a closer look at duty of standard disclosure – what it involves, and what your obligations are in the disclosure process. Disclosure is a technical part of litigation which requires...

Why is the billion-pound creative industry still prone to such poor payment practices?

The UK’s creative industry is worth around £115.9 billion annually, with the sector representing everything from music and arts, TV and film, IT and software, to advertising and marketing. It also accounted for an estimated 2.1 million jobs in 2019, with ad spend...

A day in the life – with Escalate Associate Steve Rose

We recently caught up with our Associate Steve Rose about his work as a Collections Manager at Escalate, what his typical working day looks like, and his fondness for WWE wrestling…Many people sadly see the Debt Recovery industry as the “bad guys” however, I can...

Three predictions for bad debt recovery in 2021

Nearly a year into the pandemic, and many months of remote working later, we’re starting to see a chink of light on the horizon as the UK navigates its way out of lockdown. If we thought that 2020 was a challenging year, then 2021 is likely to be more of the same, as...

Taking the emotion out of litigation – a lesson in being commercial, pragmatic and balanced

One of our most recent Escalate cases is a valuable lesson in what defines success in litigation. The definition of success varies for everyone, but having a balanced and pragmatic outlook are the common denominators of those who are most successful, as Nick Harvey,...