Dan graduated from the University of Bristol in September 2017, having completed his Masters in International Commercial Law, receiving a First Class Law degree and a Distinction in his LPC.
Dan is currently working in Bermans Private Client and Commercial departments.
Prior to working at Bermans, Dan worked in the Dispute Resolution and Litigation department of a London based law firm.
Outside of work Dan is a very keen skier and represented Wales and Team GB in alpine skiing on several occasions as well as competing at the Youth Winter Olympic Games.
If you registered a Power of Attorney between 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2017, you can now apply for a partial refund of your application fee. The refund is available to those who applied to register Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) and Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs) during that period.
Over the last 20 years, changing social attitudes have led to a shift away from traditional familial relationships towards more informal arrangements. As of November 2017, the unmarried cohabiting couple was the fastest growing type of family in the UK with over 3.3 million cohabiting couples in 2017 in comparison with 1.7 million in 1997 (1). Over a third of cohabiting couples also had dependent children in 2017 (2). Unfortunately, an increasing number of people are taking the decision not to marry without understanding that the relationship between unmarried cohabitants has no legal status in the UK. If the relationship were to break down, there is no body of law upon which the cohabitants can rely for their rights to be protected, unlike when a marriage ends.
David joined Bermans in 2014 to develop our Private Client service, having previously been a partner in Bremners and subsequently Brabners.
David advises on a diverse range of matters including IHT planning, Wills, Lasting Powers of Attorney, Trusts and Probate (including contentious) as well as residential and commercial property.
David is an estate planning expert and regularly advises clients on how best to protect their assets. He also has a special interest in clients who don’t have mental capacity to manage their own finances, through illness, injury or old age, using the Court of Protection or powers of attorney.
David also has considerable expertise with charities and has been the Chair of the Education & Charities Committee at the Liverpool Law Society for many years. In 2015 he received a ‘Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Service’ for his tireless work as Committee Chair, where he runs 3 charitable funds, organises the high profile Conkerton Memorial Lectures, public speaking competitions and other such work.
As an experienced private client lawyer, his key aim is to develop a thorough understanding of his clients’ goals so that he can provide rounded practical advice to maintain and develop their wealth protection strategies.
Away from the office David enjoys water polo, golf, football and horse riding.
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