Member Profile

Frances qualified as a solicitor in 1986 and became a partner in Moon Bever in 1988. She manages a substantial team of solicitors, barristers and paralegals in 2 locations in England, London and in Essex. She is an experienced litigator with 35 years’ experience of commercial litigation, debt recovery and insolvency and fraud. She has managed central and local government debt recovery and insolvency contracts as well as contracts for commercial clients and financiers. She is a Member of the Think Tank for the Chartered Institute of Credit Management of which she is a Fellow, and has given evidence to several parliamentary committees on finance and insolvency. She Chairs the Fraud Group for R3 (The Association of Business Recovery Professionals) and is a Board Trustee and Deputy Chairman of the Fraud Advisory Panel. She is a Council Member for Insol Europe.

Moon Beever was established in 1851 in Lincoln’s Inn originally focussed on private client and property work both of which it still undertakes. In the late 1980’s its focus turned to debt recovery litigation and insolvency and it has won several major tender in those arenas since then. Its clients range from central and local government and major utility companies to lenders and commercial clients of all sizes as well as individuals. Moon Beever has always invested in its people and its systems and can provide online file access for clients as well as good quality management reporting and compliance.

Moon Beever became an LLP in July 2019. Combining pre legal collections with legal action in a one stop shop the firm acts for other law firms in collection of their own bills which is a testament we believe to its professionalism and reputation.

Commercial and Consumer collections, specialisms in finance, taxes, utilities (gas & electricity), debt purchase, commercial debt of all types, rents, insurances, legal and accountancy

Insolvency, contentious and non-contentious and restructuring including cross border

Post order insolvency recoveries.

Moon Beever has a wide network of firms with and for whom it works worldwide. It has associated offices in Washington DC and Brussels. Moon Beever conducts a great deal of cross border work and works collaboratively with its overseas partners and clients. We have French, German and Italian speakers as well as Bulgarian and Macedonian

King’s College London LLB (Hons) 1983,

Chester College of Law Solicitors’ Final Examination 1984;

Dip(EC) King’s College London 1991;

Trained Moon Beever 1984-88; Qualified 1986

Partner Moon Beever 1988, Managing Partner 2000, Senior Partner 2014.

Deputy Chair Fraud Advisory Panel current; Council Member R3; Council Member Insol Europe;

President R3 2011-12;

Deputy Chair Regulatory & Conduct Committee Insolvency Practitioners’ Association current;

Chairman of Appeals ACCA to 2012.

R3,

Insol Europe,

CICM,

Insol International,

Deputy Chair Regulation & Conduct Committee Insolvency Practitioners’ Association

Deputy Chair Fraud Advisory Panel (Board Trustee)

Special Constable National Crime Agency

Sabin Lifetime Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Rescue Culture 2012

Woman of the Year –Women in Credit Awards 2017

Leader in Diversity in Insolvency 2018

Honarary Fellow Chartered Institute of Credit Management