The team at Brachers (Part of Lawfront) is particularly active in the education, agriculture, and primary care sectors. The practice is spearheaded by Sarah Gaines, who specialises in development land transactions, including overage arrangements, promotion agreements, conditional contracts, and option agreements. The group is also noted for assisting not-for-profit clients with the full range of development funding issues and secured lending-related matters.
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‘Excellent team that puts complex issues into plain English and effectively highlights the risks in collaboration with the client. The team excel at client communication.’
‘William Butler for his specific knowledge on school matters and down to earth approach to overcoming barriers and explaining risk factors.’
- 'A very professional, courteous legal team who are prompt to respond to queries. They are able to work at pace and are flexible to meet requirements at short notice. They are adept at explaining very complex legal arguments in terms lay people understand.''The individuals were very professional and obliging. Their communication was clear, leaving little to query. They are very prompt to respond to communication and update requests.'
Key clients
- Associated Asphalt Contracting Limited
- Headline Filters Limited
- Baxter Farms Limited
- EKC Schools Trust Limited
- London South East Academies Trust
- Maidstone Girls Grammar School
- Ungerer Limited
- Folkestone and Hythe District Council
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Plumpton College
- Sea Street Developments Limited
- Bromley College of Further and Higher Education
Lawyers
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Practice head
Sarah Gaines
Other key lawyers
Ash Jilani; William Butler; Angela Ruminski