Ranked in 4 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Community Care

London (Bar)

5 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

Court of Protection: Health & Welfare

All Circuits

11 Years Ranked

3

Band 3

4

Band 4

Social Housing

London (Bar)

13 Years Ranked

About

Provided by Alison Meacher

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Alison’s practice is focussed on vulnerable and elderly clients and she has tailored her practice to meet the wide-ranging needs of her clients and those who provide them with services. She is an accredited Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP) with the Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

Her practice includes validity of wills, intestacy, inheritance act claims, removal/appointment of executors, deputies or attorneys, trusts of land claims (TLATA), administration of trusts and estates, prevention and recovery after financial abuse, Statutory Wills, care home charges, NHS CHC funding, adult community care, mental capacity law, mental health law, forced marriages, cross-border disputes, social housing, healthcare law, human rights, safeguarding, social welfare entitlement, discrimination, consumer rights and general public law.

Alison is frequently instructed in complex and or hybrid cases in the Court of Protection, the Business and Property Court and Family Division. She is also happy to represent clients in all forms of ADR setting, formal and informal.

She has a passion for and detailed understanding of the law, guidance and policy that affects her clients and is able to provide specialist advice and representation. She is a robust advocate when in the courtroom and negotiating outside court, yet possesses the patience and compassion needed to discuss difficult subject areas with family members and litigants in persons with sensitivity.

She is Chair of the Court of Protection Practitioner’s Association (CoPPA) London Region, and sits as a Recorder (Family) and Deputy District Judge. Alison is an ADR-ODR International accredited mediator.

Chambers Review

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Court of Protection: Property & Affairs - All Circuits

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Alison Meacher of Gatehouse Chambers offers expertise in cases involving lasting power of attorneys, deputy appointments, gift approvals and statutory will applications. She is also experienced in the handling of health and welfare cases.


Court of Protection: Health & Welfare - All Circuits

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Alison Meacher has experience of handling cases involving forced marriage, capacity to marry and other issues surrounding mental capacity law. She regularly acts for and advises vulnerable and elderly clients.


Community Care - London (Bar)

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Alison Meacher of Gatehouse Chambers is a respected barrister who frequently acts for claimants or their family members in community care matters. Her practice in the area covers matters concerning the funding of the care of the elderly or those with disabilities.


Social Housing - London (Bar)

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial

Alison Meacher is a specialist in housing work that crosses over with Court of Protection, mental capacity and other social welfare matters. She habitually acts on behalf of local authorities, registered providers and vulnerable tenants, and regularly appears before the Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal. She is particularly strong on cases where a person's right to occupy is contested.

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