Chambers Review
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Court of Protection: Health & Welfare - All Circuits
Individual Editorial
Victoria Butler-Cole KC is an impressive silk who represents a broad range of clients, including family members, health authorities, local authorities and the Official Solicitor. She is a top choice for a range of cases, including those relating to welfare, capacity and medical treatment disputes. She has been involved in a number of the leading cases concerning the application of Article 5 as well as those concerning the international jurisdiction of the Court of Protection. She regularly acts in cases concerning end-of-life treatment.
Strengths
Victoria is an absolutely meticulous and brilliant advocate. Even in the most contentious cases, she can maintain her friendly and professional approach.
Completely on top of her game, empathetic and sensitive to client needs.
Victoria is massively knowledgeable, fantastic on the detail and a joy to deal with.
Community Care - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Victoria Butler-Cole KC has a broad practice, but she is particularly experienced in community care related to local authority funding decisions. She is also an expert in social care and human rights matters.
Strengths
An outstanding silk over a range of matters relating to community care, healthcare, and regulation for children and adults.
She is brilliant and great on her feet and on papers, great to work with and a real leader in her field.
Civil Liberties & Human Rights - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Victoria Butler-Cole KC focuses her practice on health and social care-related violations of human rights. She regularly handles significant damages claims and is highly regarded for her skilful handling of complex judicial review proceedings. She is on the Panel of Preferred Counsel for the Equality and Human Rights Commission and is routinely instructed by the Commission as intervener.
Strengths
Victoria is very good at digesting all the documents and difficult facts, then providing clear views and advice.
Victoria's bird's eye view of cases is very helpful.
Victoria is a healthcare legend.
Administrative & Public Law - London (Bar)
Individual Editorial
Victoria Butler-Cole KC commands great respect among clients and peers for her vast expertise and impressive advocacy. Her broad health and social care practice includes a substantial number of administrative and public law cases. She is particularly prominent for handling appeals to community care provision and deprivation of liberty challenges.
Strengths
It is always a joy to have Tor on the case.
Victoria is very good at digesting all the difficult facts in a very document-heavy case. She provides clear advice concisely, and her bird's-eye view is very helpful.
Victoria is astute, incredibly knowledgeable but ultimately completely pragmatic. Clients appreciate her reassuring style.