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SAS Daniels LLP > The Legal 500 Rankings

Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in the North West Tier 1

Working across offices in Chester, Stockport, Macclesfield, and Congleton, SAS Daniels LLP is a key port of call for a diverse range of SME clients, who turn to the team for its ‘excellent’ advice across corporate and commercial issues. The team is headed by transactional lawyer Jeremy Orrell, a highly experienced practitioner whose capabilities are concentrated in corporate finance and commercial matters. Chester-based Kaye Whitby has a strong reputation for advising local businesses on the legal aspects of their commercial and operational requirements. Stockport-based Andy Booth specialises in music industry mandates – acting for a host of household names – while Congleton-based Paul Tyrer‘s recent engagements include multi-million-pound transactions in the chemicals sector.

Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in the North West Tier 2

SAS Daniels LLP is a Chester-based practice which acts for a wide variety of clients, including corporate SMEs, high-net worth individuals and international clients. The practice covers a range of disputes including contractual claims, partnership issues, professional negligence, intellectual property and contentious probate. Practice head Stewart Burrows is experienced in matters involving shareholder disputes, contentious probate and property litigation. Ray Woodward covers professional negligence claims and banking disputes.

Private client > Family Tier 2

The ‘effective and collaborative’ practice at SAS Daniels LLP is particularly strong due to the dual-specialism of the lawyers in the team, with each member active on both divorce and financial remedy work, as well as complex children matters. Helming high-value cases for clients across a range of professions, department head Shelley Chesworth has considerable experience engaging in children advocacy work, with recent cases involving enforcement and non-molestation proceedings. Furthermore, she competently handles the steady stream of nuptial agreement mandates that the firm has seen an uptick in over the past twelve months. The ‘extremely diligent’ Anita Scorah has been active on issues regarding medical assessments and capacity concerns and is extremely capable in liaising with public bodies and local authorities in matters that span multiple jurisdictions. Claire Porter is a trusted port of call for clients with complex pension structures and business assets, while Cheryl Haywood has a broad practice that is largely concentrated on relocation cases and issues of domestic abuse and coercive control.

Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate Tier 2

A firm with offices in Stockport, Chesire, Macclesfield and Congleton, SAS Daniels LLP serves as a go-to for wills and trust planning for vulnerable and disabled people, possessing extensive Court of Protection experience, disputing local counsels over care funding, advising on capacity issues, and care home contracts. Department head Justine Clowes  has strong will and succession planning expertise, as well as experience acting on cases concerning mental capacity and elderly clients. Victoria Timothy is strong advising on agricultural estates, helping clients with the establishment of trusts and partnerships, in addition to advising non-UK domicile clients on tax system exposure and potential mitigation strategies. The ‘professional’ Helen Kelly is highly active on complex trusts work, while Genevieve Powrie has a specialist, niche practice advising on matters concerning elderly and vulnerable clients.

Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in the North West Tier 2

SAS Daniels LLP‘s ‘approachable and helpful’ team is led by Macclesfield and Stockport-based Steven Percy. Nicola Deutsch who also works from the Stockport office is a name to note for her social housing and residential redevelopment experience, a specialism shared by Macclesfield’s Nigel Read. Sale and purchase is another key focus for the team, with Chester-based Andrew Clarke working on notable and high-value matters of this nature for the team. Additionally, the team is well-equipped to manage complex landlord and tenant-related work.

Employment Tier 3

Fielding an ‘integrated team of approachable professionals’, SAS Daniels LLP has engaged with a strong body of contentious employment work over the past 12 months, working with clients to defend claims pertaining to unfair dismissal, age, race and pregnancy discrimination, as well as various wage violation allegations. In addition to this, the group is routinely involved with TUPE, redundancy, and restructuring mandates. Department head Katie Hodson is chiefly noted for her expertise handling discrimination cases and has been crucial to clients by possessing a strong track record of negotiating settlements with claimants and preventing lengthy tribunal proceedings. The ‘extremely intelligent’ Warren Moores is geared to act on a range of restructuring, dismissal and contractual matters, while Charlie Wood has acted as an extension to the corporate team on a number of mandates, advising on service agreements and the transfer of company shares.

TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment Tier 3

SAS Daniels LLP, based in Stockport, oversees publishing agreements as well as TV and other commercial media contracts in the music industry. The group assists a diverse client base including record labels, and well-known bands and musicians such as New Order, The Coral, Pixies and former Smith’s guitarist Johnny Marr. The practice is led by the 'pragmatic, unflappable' Andy Booth, who has longstanding experience providing advice on record contracts and merchandising licenses.