5th November 2026
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Berwins Solicitors Limited (“in administration”) (the company)

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FAQs and SIGNPOSTING FOR CLIENTS and CREDITORS

Please be advised that on 05 November 2026 Sean Bucknall of Quantuma Advisory Limited and Marco Piacquadio of FTS Recovery Limited were appointed as Joint Administrators.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)

WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM A CLIENT OF THE COMPANY?

What will happen to my CLIENT file?
Your dedicated case handler will have sent out communications to you seeking your instructions in relation to who you’d like to instruct in connection to your matter going forward. Please reply direct to you case handler in this regard.

Can I instruct another solicitor?

Yes, you may instruct any solicitor of your choice. You have complete freedom of choice to instruct any solicitor and/or law firm of your complete choosing.
Please just let your dedicated case handler know that you would like to instruct another law firm and they will make arrangements for the safe transfer of your file, together with any other valuable documents that may have been held for you in their online secure storage and any client funds that may be being safely held on your behalf, to any other law firm of your choice.

VALUABLE DOCUMENTS

What will happen to my CLOSED file?
We are pleased to let you know that all closed and archived files are being securely stored online by the Joint Administrators.

Should you wish to retrieve your archived client files please get in touch with the Joint Administrators at the following email address for closed and archived files:
Fraser.Howell@quantuma.com

What will happen to my other valuable documents?
We are pleased to let you know that the Joint Administrators are currently arranging for other valuable client documents which the Firm have previously stored for clients to be catalogued.
The Joint Administrators will then be reaching out to clients direct to make arrangements for the secure return of their valuable documents.

What will happen to any client money owed to me?
All client monies securely held in a regulated law firm’s client account are not affected by the Administration.
Subject to your instructions, all client monies will be securely transferred with your file to your chosen solicitor’s firm’s client account to be allocated to your individual matter.
The Joint Administrators have appointed Samantha Palmer of Child & Child Law Limited as the Solicitor Manager.
The Solicitor Manager will be arranging for client monies to be securely transferred to new SRA regulated law firms in accordance with clients’ instructions.
For any client queries in relation to client monies or any other client queries, please contact the dedicated Solicitor Manager email team:

SolicitorManagerBerwinsSolicitors@childandchild.co.uk

What happens if I am a CREDITOR of the Company?
You should not hesitate to contact the dedicated Joint Administrator team if you are a creditor of the company.
You can reach the Joint Administrators via the email address below:

Fraser.Howell@quantuma.com