Manak Solicitors are returning to Light Up Orpington 2019 event with Christmas cheer for everyone, in the form of Virtual Reality!Manak Solicitors Virtual Reality Experience – Light Up Orpington 2018 from Manak Solicitors on Vimeo.Have a snowball fight in the middle of Orpington High Street or wield lightsabers! Everything is possible in VR as the massively popular Merry Snowballs VR and BeatSaber will be an experience you do not want to miss.The Light Up Orpington event is on Thursday 14th November, starting at 4pm. Our stall will be completely free of charge! Our VR experts will be on hand to show you how to use the devices and help you in the snow globe. Our giant snow globe will be there for you to take photos with to show the family! This proved to be extremely popular last year so make sure you get in line early. You won’t want to miss it!

On Thursday 7th November, Manak Solicitors held their Sevenoaks Office Opening Drinks Reception, inviting many esteemed guests to introduce our brand new office at 46 London Road in style. We were incredibly honoured to be able to host Sevenoaks MP and former Defence Secretary Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon, who took time out of his busy schedule to welcome us to our new office. We were equally pleased to welcome the Sevenoaks Mayor Cllr Nicholas Busvine, who was kind enough to address our guests with some very kind words alongside Manak Solicitors Managing Director Surinder Manak. Of course a huge thank you goes out to all our attendees, who took the time to visit our brand new premises and welcome us into the community.Performing at the reception was The Lewis Project, an incredible organisation that supports mental wellbeing in young people though music. These hugely talented young people played a wonderful set for the duration of the event and provided us with a great backing track to our office opening. We first met The Lewis Project at the Abbey Road event in Sevenoaks this October, and we have loved being able to support their cause.Once again, thank you to all of our guests from across Sevenoaks who very kindly took the time out of their evening to come to our office opening. Our continued expansion and ability to serve the Sevenoaks community would not be possible without these people.

Manak Solicitors have officially opened the doors to their most ambitious project to date. After 18 months occupying an upstairs office space in Bligh’s Meadow, the Lexcel accredited multi-office law firm have moved to a modern two floor space at 46 London Road.The move represents a significant upgrade on the experience Sevenoaks based clients can expect at Manak. Jas Jandu, Director at the Sevenoaks office enthuses, “This is a truly stunning space and we believe it sets a new benchmark for client experience in a high street Solicitors. The combination of bright and welcoming rooms is complemented by the ultra-modern technology that underpins everything throughout. We really are trying to push the boundaries of what clients can expect from us, or any other Solicitors for that matter. It goes without saying that we are all extremely proud of this move”.46 London Road houses 2 spacious meeting rooms, an expansive reception area and beautifully constructed waiting area within the building’s original fireplace. Accessibility was a primary focus for this premises; a large front door at street level ensures wheelchair access is well catered for. Furthermore, dedicated male and female toilets are complemented by a large disabled toilet at ground level. Staff are located on the upper floor to ensure absolute privacy and file confidentiality.

Watch Our Video To See The Best Of The Ferrari’s!Manak Solicitors were proud to sponsor the Sevenoaks Ferrari Day on Sunday 15th September at The Vine Gardens. Organised by the Ferrari Owners Club in collaboration with Sevenoaks Town Council, the event saw Ferrari’s from all over the country come to Sevenoaks and show themselves off for the crowds. The weather was perfect and seeing all of the families and enthusiasts in attendance was great to see!After a parade through Sevenoaks, a large number of Ferrari’s parked themselves in The Vine Gardens with their iconic red (and a couple of yellow and blue) paintwork shining in the bright sun. From old classics to new supercars, there was something from every era here! Kids loved seeing the F1 car at the entrance and there were photo opportunities all over the gardens.Talking about photo opportunities, the Mario Brothers were in town to celebrate! You could find them around the grounds taking photos with all the guests. Also there as entertainment was the singer Wayne Woodward of Britains Got Talent Fame! He sang swing classics from the Vine Pavilion and put on quite the show, even taking some requests from the crowd.It was an excellent event and we were very proud to have been involved. Thank you to all the owners that brought their Ferrari’s to Sevenoaks specifically for this, and thank you to all the attendees for making this one of our events of the year!

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The Sevenoaks Business Awards Celebrates Local BusinessesOn Friday 13th September, we supported the Sevenoaks Business Awards, which congratulates the local businesses of Sevenoaks for their hard work and dedication to making the town what it is today. Manak Solicitors were the main sponsor of the event, and our Managing Director Surinder Singh Manak was proud to announce the winner of the first award. We have always believed that the Small and Medium businesses of Sevenoaks are the heartbeat of the town, and celebrating their achievements is important in growing and supporting their work.There were many prominent guests at the award ceremony. Hosting for the evening was former Entrepreneur of the Year Paul Andrews from the Kent Business Bunker Radio Show https://www.kentbusinessradio.co.uk. Paul guided the show and gave a great opening speech about SME’s and their importance in the community.Surinder Manak (centre) with Michael Fallon MP (left) and Sevenoaks Mayor Cllr Nicholas Busvine (right)Also in attendance was the Rt Hon Sir Michael Fallon, Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks. The MP spoke to the attendees about the progress of Sevenoaks over the years and the bright future ahead for the town thanks to the businesses thriving there. Alongside him was the Sevenoaks Mayor, Cllr Nicholas Busvine OBE.Guest Speaker Eddie “The Eagle” EdwardsAs a special guest, Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards was in attendance and was more than open to talking about his incredible Winter Olympics ski jumping career and how hard work and determination got him to the heights he achieved, figuratively and literally! He also reminded us of the feature film that was released of his story in 2015, and his reaction when he found out Hollywood stars Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman were going to be playing the lead roles! The incredibly entertaining speech gave huge laughs and Eddie’s own character made a great opening to the Business Awards.All of the Winners of The Sevenoaks Business AwardsThere were too many awards and worthy winners to mention individually, but we would like to congratulate all those that were nominated for each award. We would also like to thank the Sevenoaks Town Partnership for putting on the ceremony. It was flawlessly executed and a great time was had by all that attended.We would also like to thank all those that came to the awards ceremony. The theatre at Knole Academy was packed with local business leaders and important people to the Sevenoaks community. It was great meeting you all and we hope to see you again in the near future.Staff of Manak Solicitors with the Winner of The Judge’s Choice Award (Sevenoaks Summer Festival)

Manak Solicitors are extremely proud to be announced at the primary sponsor for Gravesend based football club Punjab United FC. This semi-professional team is run by British Sikhs and took part in the BBC documentary series “Our Lives”, which followed the team in their build up to a crucial season.Following the national attention from the Our Lives series, Punjab United FC have made great renovations to their ground and are building a brand new stadium to celebrate this. We are looking forward to seeing the new facilities in this upcoming season! The newly renovated stadium will be branded as the “Manak Stadium” and will also open the”M Bar” so you can get refreshments during the game!Manak Stadium BrandingPunjab United FC joins the Manak Solicitors sponsored teams, along with Sevenoaks Town FC and Orpington FC U13’s. We are very proud to welcome them into the family!Punjab United FC have some big news regarding their first FA Cup fixture. The game against Broadbridge Heath FC at the newly named “Manak Stadium” will be streamed by the BBC on iPlayer and BBC Sport! The game takes place on Saturday 10th August at 12:30pm. This gives you the perfect opportunity to watch the team in action as they aim to move forward in the competition. We would like to wish the team the best of luck in the FA Cup game and for the season!Manak Solicitors Managing Director Surinder Manak had these words to say – “We are extremely proud to partner with Punjab United FC and further our involvement in the Gravesend community. We have been genuinely impressed with the progress of the club in the past few years which has culminated with the fantastic BBC One documentary. We feel this is the perfect time to support this football club as it aims even higher going forward and invests in new facilities for the new season. This is a multi-year agreement which we hope conveys our commitment to helping the team as much as we can. We’re looking forward to attending matches at Manak Stadium and cheering on the team!”

The 2nd Annual Manak Golf Day took place on Thursday 11th July at Chelsfield Lakes Golf Centre. It was a beautiful day and the course was in great condition, just perfect for a round of golf! Everyone out on the course was playing for the chance to win the coveted Manak Solicitors Claret Jug, as well as to take the prizes for the Nearest To The Pin and Longest Drive competitions. We were once again proudly fundraising for Breast Cancer Care; a wonderful charity we have partnered with numerous times who help those affected by breast cancer.Before we could kick it off however, we needed to ensure we had the energy to spend the next 4 hours in the sun! Chelsfield Lakes laid on an excellent breakfast buffet, and we provided every player with custom Manak Solicitors Titleist golf balls and tees. Once everyone was geared up, it was time to hit the course!(from left to right) The Bandit Trophy, The Manak Solicitors Claret Jug, The Runner Up TrophyThe first group tee’d off at about 10:30 and we were underway. The heat meant that the greens played quite firm for putting. On the course, PGA Professional and entertainer for the evening Paul Barrington joined us for a couple of holes to show us how it is done. After a good round of golf, each group came back to the clubhouse and cooled down before the entertainment.Paul Barrington giving one of the groups a crash-course on teeing offPaul Barrington was all set up on the driving range ready to wow our guests. With his expert golf tricks and sense of humour, he gave a light-hearted but very impressive trick shot show. Members of the audience also participated, with a high tee competition, hitting a bouncing golf ball, a cricket golf competition and an incredible test of trust! A huge thank you to Paul for putting on an amazing show that everyone is still talking about!Paul Barrington testing an audience members trust in his golf skillsAfter the show, it was time to go back inside and get ready for dinner. Chelsfield Lakes hit a hole in one once again with the food, serving up a wonderful three-course meal for our attendees. We had a heartfelt speech from Steph Harrison who told us about Breast Cancer Care and how they helped her when going through the diagnosis of breast cancer.Next up we had the announcement of the raffle winners. Congratulations to all who won a prize and thank you all for buying tickets! We are very proud to announce that we raised £1,100 for Breast Cancer Care at our Golf Day this year! This was a significant increase on last years total and we are incredibly proud to raise over one thousand pounds for the charity! This is all for a very worthy cause and we cannot thank you enough for giving your generous support.Claret Jug Winner Satinder Sandhu with Steph Harrison and Surinder Manak Finally it was time to announce the winners!Winner of the Claret Jug – Satinder Sandhu – 45 pointsRunner Up – Kieran Long – 44 pointsNearest to the Pin – Nimms DingriLongest Drive – Martin PriceBandit – Dan Lautier (41 points off 24 handicap)Congratulations to all our winners! We look forward to seeing Satinder defend his trophy at the next Golf Day!Bottle of Prosecco given to each attendee to thank them for attendingThe golf day was a resounding success and we had an excellent time at Chelsfield Lakes Golf Centre! We look forward to seeing you all again next year!To see the full collection of photos please click hereTo learn more about Breast Cancer Care, Paul Barrington and the golf course, click the links below.Breast Cancer Care – https://www.breastcancercare.org.ukPaul Barrington Golf Trick Shots – https://www.paulbarrington.com/Chelsfield Lakes Golf Centre – https://chelsfieldlakes.co.uk/

We are pleased to say that the Perry Hall School Summer Fair that took place on 6th July raised over an amazing £4,000 for the school! Manak Solicitors and many other local businesses sponsored the event and donated to the raffle prizes, where £900 was raised from raffle tickets alone.Manak donated the top prize for the raffle, family tickets for Legoland and £50 in spending money! Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you for buying a ticket!The money raised from the summer fair will go directly into the school and support the children in their learning. We are proud to have been part of such an impactful event and we look forward to seeing what the fundraising provides for the school.Thank you to the Perry Hall School PTA for putting on such an amazing event and raising an incredible amount of money!