Mrs Justine Clowes > SAS Daniels LLP > Macclesfield, England > Lawyer Profile

SAS Daniels LLP
CHURCHILL CHAMBERS
CHURCHILL WAY
MACCLESFIELD
SK11 6AY
England

Work Department

Private Client.

Position

Justine is a partner and head of the Private Client team. Justine specialises in wills and wealth planning and older and vulnerable client work having developed a keen interest in these areas early on in her career. She has substantial experience in an array of Court of Protection work and acts as deputy and attorney for numerous incapacitated clients. Justine is a member of STEP and a member and director of Solicitors for the Elderly (a national organisation which promotes best practice for lawyers specialising in advising the elderly client) and is the former chair of Solicitors for the Elderly (SFE).

Career

Trained Daniels Solicitors (now SAS Daniels LLP); qualified 2002; assistant solicitor 2002-04; associate 2004-07; partner and head of group 2007 to date.

Memberships

STEP; Solicitors for the Elderly.

Education

Dane Valley High School; University of Wales, Swansea (1999 LLB Hons); University of Wales Cardiff (2000 LPC); 2006 TEP Diploma.

Lawyer Rankings

North West > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate

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.