Please be advised that on 4 October 2024, Sean Bucknall, Andrew Hosking and Carl Jackson, all of Quantuma Advisory Limited, were appointed Joint Administrators of Armstrong Teasdale Limited (in Administration).
For more information, please contact Sam Hewitt and Mary Dempsey at Quantuma by email to:
The Joint Administrators have also appointed Samantha Palmer of Child & Child as Solicitor Manager so as to ensure that all clients’ interests continue to be protected.
For more information, please contact the dedicated Solicitor Manager team at Child & Child via the Solicitor Manager email address:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM A CLIENT OF ARMSTRONG TEASDALE LIMITED?
What will happen to my CLIENT file?
To ensure continuity of service to you, we are pleased to inform you that all client files have been transferring to other SRA regulated law firms, as detailed in the correspondence you will have received from Armstrong Teasdale Limited, together with your dedicated case handler in accordance with clients’ instructions.
Your new law firm will be in direct contact with you, by phone, email or other messaging system as you may prefer, so as to take your full instructions.
Can I instruct another solicitor?
Yes of course, you may instruct any other solicitor of your choice.
Please let your dedicated case handler know that you would like to instruct another law firm and they will immediately make arrangements for the safe transfer of your file, together with any other valuable documents that may have been held for you in their secure storage and any client funds that may be being safely held in your behalf, to any other law firm of your choice.
Valuable Documents
What will happen to my Wills, Deeds or Other Valuable Documents?
We are pleased to let you know that all Wills, Deeds and other Valuable Documents are being safely transferred in accordance with clients’ instructions to alternative SRA regulated law firms in accordance with clients’ instructions as part of the compliant managed wind down of Armstrong Teasdale Limited.
Should you wish to retrieve any of your valuable documents or instruct any other firm to hold these documents on your behalf, please get in touch with your case handler and they will be happy to assist you and arrange for the secure transfer of these documents either back to you or to any other solicitor of your choosing.
What will happen to my CLOSED CLIENT file?
We are pleased to let you know that all closed and archived files will be safely retained in the secure archive of Armstrong Teasdale Limited.
Should you wish to retrieve your archived client files please get in touch with the Solicitor Manager team via the dedicated Solicitor Manager email address:
What will happen to any client money owed to me?
All client monies securely held in a regulated law firms’ 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.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Solicitor Manager team via the Solicitor Manager email address:
DEDICATED SOLICITOR MANAGER
The Joint Administrators have also appointed the client protective and dedicated Solicitor Manager who is also appointed to help clients’ queries and fully report on the progress of the compliant closure of Armstrong Teasdale Limited to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
We also have a dedicated Solicitor Manager email inbox so as to be able to assist you with any other client queries. Your chosen new law firm will be in direct contact with you to take your instructions for the progression of your matter.
For any other client queries, please contact the Solicitor Manager team via the dedicated mailbox which we set out below:
What happens if I am a creditor of Armstrong Teasdale Limited?
You should not hesitate to contact the dedicated Joint Administrator team at Quantuma if you are a creditor of Armstrong Teasdale Limited.
You can reach them by contacting Sam Hewitt or Mary Dempsey at Quantuma via email addressed to:
Sean Bucknall, Andrew Hosking and/or Carl Jackson l will be pleased to assist you with any creditor enquiries that you may have.