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“You are the best around in my opinion and I’m always directing people your way. You gave me that down to earth, calming attitude that I feel every person in an unfortunate family situation needs. You’re such a credit to SAS Daniels.”

Andy Bury

“The corporate and commercial department at SAS Daniels LLP routinely advises SME clients, and has particular strengths across the healthcare, music and education sectors. Managing Partner, Jeremy Orrell heads the corporate team and is “very experienced.””

Legal 500, 2018

“Thanks for all your help, skill and patience in finally getting this to a successful conclusion.”

Laura Humby, Weetwood Ales Limited

“We have found the SAS Daniels’ property team quick, efficient, technically very good and thorough.”

Gareth Brewerton, South Staffordshire PLC

“A huge heartfelt thank you for all your help, support and for your perseverance! It really has been invaluable and has enabled me to move on with my life. Many thanks to you and all the team at SAS Daniels for your kindness and support. ”

Shanaz Akthar

News

Katie Hodson Discusses Mental Health in the Workplace

Our Employment Law & HR Group Manager, Katie Hodson, recently featured in an article by HR Grapevine, discussing how HR can face the threat of an employee mental health crisis in the workplace. Read her comments below, and see the...Continue Reading

Paul Tyrer in the Retail Gazette. Can Frasers Group save DW Sports?

David Whelan’s retail and fitness business DW Sports collapsed into administration this month and was bought by hungry high street acquisition king Mike Ashley. How will the Frasers Group boss turn the ailing company around? Retail Gazette talks to experts....Continue Reading

Blogs

What Are the Differences Between Deputies and Attorneys?

Associate, Genevieve Powrie, discusses the differences between deputies and attorneys, including their roles, duties, costs and timescales. Duties of a Deputy A Deputy is an individual appointed by the Court of Protection to manage the finances of – or make...Continue Reading

FCA Business Insurance Test Case Verdict Announced

On 15th September 2020, the FCA announced that it had been largely successful in its legal challenge brought against a number of insurers and their decisions to refuse coverage to small businesses claiming for COVID-19 related losses under their business...Continue Reading

How we have helped our clients

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 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...

Right to Buy & Bankruptcy

We acted for an insolvency practitioner who had been appointed as the trustee in bankruptcy of a bankruptcy estate. We were instructed to issue proceedings for possession and sale of a property registered in the joint names of the bankrupt...

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...

HR Workshop for Internal Management Team

We designed a bespoke HR workshop for Saturn Communications Limited. The workshop covered the fundamentals of managing misconduct, performance and sickness absence. The company has a strong layer of middle management, however they do not currently have a designated HR function. Prior...

Tribunal

In a recent tribunal case we successfully defended a business facing claims of unfair dismissal and disability discrimination from a former employee. The employee had worked for our client in a manual handling role and had been signed off sick...

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...

Settlement for design work

We acted for the proprietor of a new design business who wished to continue his relationship and work he had established whilst he worked for a previous employer. The previous employer sought an interim injunction to prevent the use of...

Settlement agreement with a farm tenant

We acted for the owner of an estate in the completion of a settlement agreement with a farm tenant which involved the following: Serving notice on the farm tenant to terminate the existing lease under the Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA)...

No more sleepless nights

A client was in the process of a divorce who owned their own business and wanted to protect the estate for the benefit of the children. They also wanted to mitigate the potential for a claim being made against the...

Covenants

A covenant that is placed on a property in a previous transaction and binds the land and anyone who takes that land, can have great financial implications, though often disregarded by clients as ‘just on paper’ until the real implications...

Acting for the trustees of a Will Trust regarding the sale of a farm

We provided advice to the Trustees of a Will Trust regarding the legal title to the property which was contained in a Trust. We also advised on how to structure the sale of the farm in parts with planning permission...

A Generous Testator

Our Estate Administration & Probate team acted as executors for a generous patron of the arts and science in the Manchester area who was also an avid collector of fine art. He left most of his estate to a number...

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...

Surrender & Grant of New Lease

We acted for a large pension fund who own mixed use premises in central London. The premises had been vacated by a national brand, in breach of their lease and a new tenant had been found. There were ongoing negotiations...

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...

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...

Surrender of Lease & Sale to Undertenant

We acted for a group of four owners of commercial premises that was subject to a lease and sub lease. It was agreed that the current tenant would surrender the lease with a large payment to compensate our clients for...

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...

Acting for maintained schools

A community school undertook a review of its HR provisions that were available to the school. A number of external providers were considered by governors and they focused on an understanding of the distinct school teachers pay & conditions and...

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