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Our Business Knights - The UK's fastest growing professional services business delivering outstanding results for clients Knights 1759 is a UK professional services business supporting businesses and

2 Our Business Knights - The UK's fastest growing professional services business delivering outstanding results for clients Knights 1759 is a UK professional services business supporting businesses and individuals who seek quality advice and support from their professional advisers. The quality of our people and clients has attracted significant external investment which has enabled us to invest in our business and attract the best people to our six regional centres. We have specialists in all areas of commercial law to support businesses of all sizes. We also work for individuals seeking the best professional advice in their personal affairs. We continue to expand our professional expertise beyond legal services; now providing tax, corporate finance and town planning advice in addition to being able to conduct internal investigations for our clients. Knights 1759 is the fastest growing professional services business in the UK. Our streamlined corporate structure, totally different from law firm partnerships enables us to attract funding to support sustainable growth. Our management structure supports the performance of the one business rather than trying to satisfy competing individual interests of partners. We make decisions for the benefit of our business, our people and our clients without the personal conflict which exists between partners. Clients demand value for money and, at Knights 1759, we believe this is achievable by less experienced, and therefore less expensive, people carrying out the processing element of legal and professional services cost; reserving the involvement of the experienced - and more expensive - professionals for those elements requiring their judgment and expertise. Our corporate structure has enabled us to create, and nurture, the necessary team culture amongst colleagues of different levels of experience to create a business model which delivers true value for money for our clients. We look forward to building a meaningful and fruitful relationship with our clients and achieving our vision to become the number one regional professional services business in the UK. David Beech CEO

3 Equine Our Equine team fully understand the equine environment, industry and its issues. We provide advice to Tattersalls, National Trainers Federation, Chester and Bangor on Dee Racecourses along with major Equestrian insurers. Our Equine team are all equine enthusiasts, horse-owners, or competitors. Our areas of expertise Livery arrangements and agreements Disputes over horses and livery fees Sale and purchase agreements and disputes Loan, sharer and lease agreements Equine-related accidents and injuries Veterinary negligence Property purchase and lease Planning issues Syndicate and joint ownership agreements Sponsorship agreements Intellectual property protection, patents and disputes Stable leasing Grazing licences Debt collection Employment Regulatory Advice for charities

Your Key Contacts Helen Niebuhr D: 01865 811 712 M: 07793 960 515 E: helen.niebuhr@ Helen has worked in the equestrian sector and been recognised as a specialist in equine law for many years.

of the disciplines. Helen has also covered other areas of equine law including sale disputes, veterinary negligence, and loan, livery and purchase contracts.

incidents and claims. The work Helen does often involves serious head or spinal injury or fatal accidents. Brent Williams D: 01244 896 628 M: 07715 376 707 E: brent.

Clients include Chester Zoo, Chester Race Company Limited and Throckmorton Court Stud Limited.

4 Your Key Contacts Helen Niebuhr D: M: E: Helen has worked in the equestrian sector and been recognised as a specialist in equine law for many years. She advises on accident and injury claims, risk management and prevention and acts on behalf of the major insurers covering equestrian Associations, businesses and individual horse owners across all of the disciplines. Helen has also covered other areas of equine law including sale disputes, veterinary negligence, and loan, livery and purchase contracts. Helen specialises in investigating and managing claims involving personal injuries from road traffic collisions to employers and public liability and advising on risk management for the prevention of incidents and claims. The work Helen does often involves serious head or spinal injury or fatal accidents. Brent Williams D: M: E: brent.williams@ Brent specialises in the acquisition, disposal and funding of commercial and agricultural property. Clients include Chester Zoo, Chester Race Company Limited and Throckmorton Court Stud Limited. Brent advises on the acquisition and disposal of commercial and agricultural property, commercial development, commercial mortgages and landlord and tenant matters. Jointly with his wife, Brent is heavily involved in thoroughbred racing and breeding. He currently owns 15 horses, including 6 broodmares and two horses in training. Notable progeny include Agrippina and Cartimandua, both of whom ran in the 1000 Guineas. Sally Wightman D: M: E: sally.wightman@ Sally has over 25 years corporate and commercial experience advising clients across the UK and overseas. Sally specialises in corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and sales and advises on reorganisations of businesses and companies, business structures, joint ventures and collaboration arrangements. Sally has advised Chester Race Company Limited for many years and has also advised other racecourses and veterinary practices (including equine practices) on a wide range of corporate and commercial legal matters. Jo Rixon Senior Associate D: M: E: jo.rixon@ Jo defends business owners and individuals facing claims for compensation after personal injury or negligence involving horses, on equestrian premises or at equestrian events. Claims, often brought under the Animals Act, typically relate to injuries to employees at work, members of the public who are injured during lessons, while trekking or at an event, and in road traffic accidents where a horse is spooked. She also handles disputes under the Sale of Goods Act, where the purchaser of a new horse claims that it is unsuitable or unfit for purpose. Working with one of the leading equine insurance brokers, Jo has defended racing and livery yard owners, riding schools, saddlers, event owners and landowners throughout Great Britain.

Your Key Contacts Derek Callanan D: 01242 541 002 M: 07467 144 315 E: derek.callanan@ Derek specialises in dealing with all aspects of corporate and company law matters.

creating corporate joint ventures and or partnerships between construction companies and property developers/land owners. Richard Pinney D: 01865 410 345 M: 07824 862 158 E: richard.

Having ridden all his life, he understands what horses like and more to the point, what their owners need for their accommodation.

In addition Richard has a unique ability to advise on Health & Safety issues facing event organisers and yard owners.

5 Your Key Contacts Derek Callanan D: M: E: Derek specialises in dealing with all aspects of corporate and company law matters. He advises individuals and corporate clients, both locally, nationally and internationally on realising the maximum potential value from their businesses by buying, merging or selling companies, creating corporate joint ventures and or partnerships between construction companies and property developers/land owners. Richard Pinney D: M: E: Essentially a property lawyer: Richard's main effort lies in dealing with rural holdings which are inevitably homes for horses or ponies (or should be). Having ridden all his life, he understands what horses like and more to the point, what their owners need for their accommodation. This ranges from simple grazing licences to livery agreements, yard leases, sales and purchases of rural property. In addition Richard has a unique ability to advise on Health & Safety issues facing event organisers and yard owners. Richard specialises in advice on all aspects of rural land ownership, sales, purchases rights of way, easements and tenancies. Assisting owners and organisers with health & safety risk assessments, livery agreements, horse ownership arrangements and aspects of succession for farms, studs and equestrian businesses. Joanne Gardner-Boyes D: M: E: joanne.gardner-boyes@ Joanne is a specialist debt recovery lawyer. Joanne's clients range from regional SMEs to national and multinational companies and include E.ON UK Plc, Gazprom Energy, Heineken UK, AB InBev UK and Royal Sun Alliance. She has experience in sectors as diverse as energy and renewables, leisure, retail, insurance, telecoms, general wholesale and manufacturing. Joanne analyses debtor profiles to focus resources on those most likely to pay, and in using insolvency proceedings to encourage reluctant debtors to come to the negotiating table. She is experienced in the enforcement of contractual guarantor obligations. For disputed debts, she is a seasoned litigator for clients when needed, but will caution against becoming embroiled in proceedings that are neither commercially nor financially appropriate. Richard Williams D: M: E: richard.williams@ Richard advises a number of large landed estates in the North West, North Wales and nationwide in relation to tax planning and wealth protection, sales and purchases from small fields to whole estates, tenancies of farmland and cottages, renewable energy projects for landowners and developers, estate diversification including options and promotion agreements. Richard hails from an estate background and understands first-hand the unique issues facing his clients. Richard's daughter competes for team GB in dressage.

Your Key Contacts Martin Bourne D: 01865 811 720 M: 07970 252 811 E: martin.bourne@ Martin specialises in criminal and regulatory law.

proceedings before the Disciplinary Committee of British Eventing and representation of National Trainers Federation members in proceedings before the Disciplinary Panel of British Horseracing

6 Your Key Contacts Martin Bourne D: M: E: Martin specialises in criminal and regulatory law. His wide experience in the application of his skills in the field of equine law includes the defence of RSPCA investigations and prosecutions, the prosecution of professional riders in disciplinary proceedings before the Disciplinary Committee of British Eventing and representation of National Trainers Federation members in proceedings before the Disciplinary Panel of British Horseracing Authority. Martin has lectured on behalf of Lexis Nexis on defending prosecutions brought under the Animal Welfare Act Helen Kidd D: M: E: Helen is an experienced employment lawyer with particular expertise in TUPE and provides practical and strategic advice on the commercial and legal implications for business acquisitions or sales and the outsourcing of contracts. Acting for businesses and senior executives, Helen's clients come from a variety of sectors including pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and logistics, as well as public sector clients and housing associations. Helen advises on all day-to-day employment and HR issues, such as policies and procedures, performance management, discipline, dismissal and grievance, longterm absence and disability, discrimination complaints, business reorganisation, redundancies and working time matters. She also helps companies to manage Employment Tribunal claims and staff and executive exits, including the preparation and negotiation of settlement agreements. Charlotte Stojak Solicitor D: M: E: charlotte.stojak@ Charlotte specialises in Commercial and Corporate Law. Charlotte advises clients on commercial matters, taking a particular interest in equine based matters. Having owned and ridden horses all her life, competing up to a high level herself previously and now training youngsters in showjumping and eventing as well as assisting her friend most weekends (in season) at BE Events from BE100 up to CIC***. Charlotte therefore has a personal interest in this area which helps her understand commercial equine-related issues as well as understanding the concerns and needs of her clients in this area.

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