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“They have excellent knowledge and offer straightforward, pragmatic advice. The entire team is extremely knowledgeable, helpful, down-to-earth and provides commercial advice.”

Chambers UK, 2019

“The family team at SAS Daniels LLP is technically competent and approachable and are very well regarded in the North West.”

Legal 500, 2018

“SAS Daniels’ overall level of service is second to none. They are extremely responsive and proactive rather than reactive, always looking for solutions and how to avoid pitfalls. Their knowledge and strength in depth is invaluable and they always offer practical and commercial solutions to any situation.”

Phil Dolan, Land Director, Gladman Developments

“James Goddard of SAS Daniels is entrusted with the role of providing legal representation of a rural estate in Cheshire and delivers an approachable and dependable service with efficient, accurate and professional advice in which you can have absolute confidence.”

Mary Ankers

“I have complete satisfaction with the manner in which your company handled the divorce of my daughter. The advice and guidance provided throughout this whole acrimonious affair by Claire Porter with assistance from Pauline Counter was first class, excellent! My sincere thanks to all of the team.”

Mr Ian Serjent MBE

News

Jennifer Platt on workplace demotions

Jennifer Platt, Senior Associate in the Employment team, was asked to comment in Management Today on the topic of demotions in the workplace. Read what she had to say here. Fore more information please contact Jennifer on: 0161 475 7669... Read more

Justine Clowes on inheritance tax implications as HMRC collections rise

Justine Clowes, Regional Director of SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly) and Head of the Private Client team at SAS Daniels LLP, says inheritance tax (IHT) could be a ticking time bomb for many families. Last week HMRC revealed IHT collections... Read more

Blogs

Pension sharing on divorce

For many people, their pension can be the largest asset after the matrimonial home. Pension sharing on divorce can be complex; if one party has significantly more in pension funds than the other at the point of separation, then there... Read more

Vaccination, sick pay and isolation periods

Vaccination, sick pay and isolation periods are proving to be widely debated topics in employment. The supermarket Morrisons has removed full sick pay for staff instructed to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace who have chosen not to be vaccinated.... Read more

How we have helped our clients

What to do with a Will with a Trust

Our Trusts team were approached by executors who had been appointed as trustees of a Trust that was created by the terms of the Will. They had never acted as trustees before and we were able to help explain to...

Distribution of a farmhouse and land following a death

We advised the family of a farmer on how to distribute the farmhouse and land so that everyone had an equal share following his death. A Will had been made but not updated in many years and it didn’t reflect...

NHS Continuing Healthcare Funding

Our Elderly, Care & Mental Capacity team acted on behalf of a client who was in a care home and whose needs were reviewed by the NHS with a view to assessing whether or not she was entitled to NHS...

Disposal of Land to a National House Builder

We represented a group of landowners in the multi million pound sale of their land to a national house builder. The land had the benefit of outline planning permission for 196 houses and was split in to two parcels. There...

Representing a Partner who had been Expelled from a Partnership

We were instructed to represent a partner who had been unlawfully expelled from a partnership. Attempts at Alternative Dispute Resolution were unsuccessful and the matter proceeded to a final Arbitration Hearing which lasted 5 days. The Arbitrator’s Award was in...

A Divorce & Financial Assets

Our Family Law team were instructed by a wife who had filed an application for financial remedy. The husband and wife had been married for nine years with no children, they had been separated for 12 months, and she had...

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...

Defending a personal claim against directors

We acted on behalf of former directors in the defence of personal claims against them, which concerned financial advice provided to various clients and high net worth individuals. The claim and subsequent court proceedings against our clients involved complex and...

Training

We act for a particular client who owns a number of separate businesses operating within the healthcare sector. Our client asked if we could provide practical training to the managers of each individual business, to enable them to properly deal...

Sale of a farm and collaboration with adjoining land owner

We were recently instructed by a farm owner to act on his behalf by providing independent advice on a conditional sale contract and development agreement. We also advised on a collaboration agreement with an adjoining land owner. We were one...

Pensions & Divorce

Pensions are complex and it is important that expert advice is received. Some pensions are ‘high risk’ which means lawyers will strongly advise you to obtain a pension report to ensure that the true value of the pension is known....

Negligence win for a private client

We acted for a private client who had obtained incorrect and negligent advice from a previous firm of solicitors, concerning a probate claim he had made and which arose from his late father’s estate. The previous advice resulted in the...

Defending Unfair Prejudice Proceedings for Shareholders

We were instructed to act for the majority shareholders of a manufacturing business to defend unfair prejudice proceedings. Working with Leading Counsel, we formulated a robust defence and fought our clients’ case vigorously in correspondence with the opposing solicitors. Shortly...

Bankruptcy Estate

We acted for an insolvency practitioner who had been appointed as the trustee in bankruptcy of a bankruptcy estate. Further to Section 283A of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the “Act”) the client’s interest in a property needed to be ‘realised’...

A Company Administration

We acted for the administrators of a company in relation to the pre-pack purchase of the business of the company by a third party unconnected with the former directors. The company operated a restaurant chain across a number of venues...

Preparing for a Will

An elderly client wanted to make a will and Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) but due to a fall, needed a home visit as she had fractured a bone in her leg. The medication prescribed also caused some confusion which...

The Pros of Having a Professional Trustee

Our Trusts team were appointed as a professional trustee under the Will of a client who wanted to ensure that his adult children were appropriately provided for, but taking into account their differing needs and financial positions. They wanted to...

Alleged failure to comply with the UK TSE monitoring scheme

Our Food Regulatory team successfully appealed against the conviction of an abattoir for an alleged failure to comply with the UK TSE monitoring scheme. In this case, an abattoir was convicted of failing to hand over sheep brain samples as...

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...

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