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Office move for McDaniel & Co.

The region’s leading niche law firm McDaniel & Co., which specialises in Family Law and Intellectual Property (IP Law), continues to expand with a third move into larger office premises since husband and wife team, Rozanna and Niall Head-Rapson established the company in 2005.

Although geographically their new office on Portland Terrace in Jesmond is close to the firm’s roots on Osborne Road, McDaniel & Co has travelled some considerable distance in the intervening eight years, expanding from two to 18 full time employees including lawyers, associates and support staff.

The ‘City-styled without City prices’ niche law firm, has not only earned a solid reputation for its high quality legal advice and commercial acumen, but has ambitious expansion plans for further development in the months ahead, as Niall explains:

“Our new 4,000 sq ft of accommodation represents a significant investment in the future of the firm. We purchased the building a couple of years ago and have been planning this move ever since. Now we have ample room for growth with offices on each of the four floors as well as two large meeting rooms, a spacious reception area and on-site parking for 5 cars, which is a blessing in this part of the city.

“The rear of the property is ripe for further development too, and we will begin work on this soon to provide additional office space. “

The Commercial department, which Niall heads up, is renowned nationally for its depth and quality of service. One of the only law firms in the region to have a full time IP team, which is currently nine strong, it is particularly well known for its work in the areas of fashion, furniture, greetings, home wares and interiors as well as jewellery.

McDaniel & Co. was recently acknowledged as one of the UK’s top three practices when ranked alongside significantly larger law firms, based on the number of cases it had concluded through the Patents County Court since a change in IP law in 2010.

Further to this, McDaniel & Co. is one of only two law firms in England which are ACID (Anti Copying In Design)-accredited.

For its part, the Family Law team, headed up by Rozanna Head-Rapson, is equally highly regarded by clients, who regularly leave feedback and recommendations about the sensitive and empathetic way in which they have been helped, guided and emotionally supported through a very traumatic time.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Leigh Chelton .