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Cheshire law firm delivers record growth for half year

North West law firm SAS Daniels LLP recorded its highest ever monthly fees in October 2013, billing £680,000, an increase of 13 per cent on the previous highest month, November 2012.

This contributed to the firm’s £3.4 million fees in the half year ending 31st October 2013, another record for the firm and a ten per cent increase year-on-year.

Spearheading this growth were the real estate and commercial litigation teams, which both delivered their highest ever billing months. Other notable performances came from the family team, which enjoyed its best month in almost a year, and the corporate team, which posted its second highest billing month to date.

Senior partner Jonathan Whittaker said “Our results are a testament to the hard work of everyone at SAS Daniels to make the firm successful.

“Delivering not only a record-breaking month but also our highest ever half year results is a fantastic achievement at a time when the legal industry is going through significant change. Clients are demanding a new approach to the way they secure legal advice and we are adapting well to meet these requirements.”

Nigel Read, partner and joint head of the real estate team, said “This increase reflects our success in winning new business from new sources of work and the upturn in the economy has at the same time seen record numbers of existing clients returning to SAS Daniels.

“The team enjoyed our best month on record due to a combination of our existing commercial clients becoming busier, new clients being taken on and a sharp increase in residential property activity.”

The firm’s progress has been marked by its best ever showings in renowned legal directories Legal 500 and Chambers UK. This followed the firm’s announcement in Q1 of a seven per cent year-on-year rise to £1.6 million.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Simon Malia .