Meet the Elderly, Care and Mental Capacity Team

Key Contact

Justine Clowes

Job Title: Business Owner, Joint Head of Macclesfield Office, Head of Private Client and Partner
Location: Macclesfield
Phone: 01625 442148

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Genevieve Powrie

Job Title: Associate
Location: Macclesfield
Phone: 01625 442146

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Holly Jones

Job Title: Solicitor
Location: Chester
Phone: 01244 305942

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Jade Beesley

Job Title: Paralegal
Location: Macclesfield
Phone: 01625 442148

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Darren Smith

Job Title: Paralegal
Location: Macclesfield
Phone: 01625 442143

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“Thanks for all your assistance with this. Circumstances have caused delays all the way with this, but thank you so much for your excellent work, friendly approach and unending patience.”

Gareth Jones

“At SAS Daniels LLP, team head Justine Clowes specialises in mental capacity work, care funding and older client issues. The ‘very knowledgeable and helpful’ Helen Kelly is recommended for her trusts work.”

Legal 500, 2016

“The firm’s communication is exceptional and makes for very smooth working.”

Legal 500, 2020

“I would like to say thank you Holly, this stressful journey has been made possible thanks to your patience and professional work. I am so grateful and appreciate everything you have done for us. To work so efficiently under challenging circumstances, it was surprisingly smooth! I am forever thankful to... Read more”

Anonymous, 2021

“I would highly recommend Justine Clowes at the Macclesfield office. We quickly needed some advice regarding our elderly parents and care costs, an area which Justine specialised in. We were able to arrange an online meeting within a week and we were all very impressed with the service we received.... Read more”

Mrs Q

How we have helped our clients

Protecting a Mother’s Assets

Our Elderly, Care & Mental Capacity team act as Court of Protection Deputy for a client who can no longer deal with her own financial affairs. It is a sad case and the client concerned has a long history of...

Lasting Power of Attorney Objection

Our Elderly, Care & Mental Capacity team acted on behalf of a client who was in his 90’s, with full capacity, who had appointed his step daughter as his attorney. When it came to registering the Lasting Power of Attorney...

Care Home Contract Issues

Our Elderly, Care & Mental Capacity team acted for a client who wanted to challenge the terms of a care home contract that related to her husband. He had been occupying a room in a residential care home for over...

FAQs

How much does the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) charge to register an LPA or EPA?

Currently £82 per document.

How much does is the court fee to make an application to have a deputy appointed?

The court charges a fee of £400 per application. Once the deputy is appointed there are then further charges made by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) in respect of an appointment fee (currently £100) and a supervision fee,...

I have an Enduring Power of Attorney (EPA), is it still valid or do I need to make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)?

Existing EPAs are still valid, although no new ones can now be made. An EPA will only give your attorneys authority to make decisions about your property and financial affairs. If you want them to be able to make decisions...

I don’t have any family members or friends that I want to ask to be my attorney. What can I do?

We would be happy to act on your behalf as a professional attorney, but only in relation to property and financial affairs. We have many years experience of doing this for our clients.

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