Ranking tables
Court of Protection: Health & Welfare (Public Sector Clients) | UK
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Rankings overview for Departments
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Browne Jacobson LLP 11 Years Ranked- Hill Dickinson LLP
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Bevan Brittan LLP 3 Years Ranked
Weightmans 11 Years Ranked- DAC Beachcroft LLP
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Ben Troke Weightmans12 Years Ranked- Francis Lyons Capsticks LLP11 Years Ranked
Hannah Taylor Bevan Brittan LLP3 Years Ranked
Rebecca Fitzpatrick Browne Jacobson LLP13 Years Ranked- Kiran BhogalHill Dickinson LLP
- Paul McGoughDAC Beachcroft LLP
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Morris A Hill Weightmans12 Years Ranked- Neil Ward Mills & Reeve LLP1 Years Ranked
- Sharon ThomasHill Dickinson LLP
Up and Coming
Victoria Colclough Browne Jacobson LLP2 Years Ranked- Amy ClarkeHill Dickinson LLP
Associates to watch
- Rachel KellyHill Dickinson LLP
All Departments profiles
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1 Browne Jacobson LLPCourt of Protection: Health & Welfare (Public Sector Clients)2025 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedBrowne Jacobson is a public sector-focused firm renowned for its expertise across an array of health and welfare cases. The firm acts for a broad range of clients including NHS bodies, local authorities and independent healthcare providers. It demonstrates notable expertise in cases concerning deprivation of liberty as well as complex mental health concerns, including expertise in both the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act. The team is also routinely called upon to provide training to a range of private and public clients.- Hill Dickinson LLPCourt of Protection: Health & Welfare (Public Sector Clients)2025 | Band 1
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2 Bevan Brittan LLPCourt of Protection: Health & Welfare (Public Sector Clients)2025 | Band 2 | 3 Years RankedBevan Brittan fields a strong Court of Protection team based in the South West. The team is experienced in acting on complex and sensitive matters, including those surrounding end-of-life treatment and mental capacity. The firm demonstrates notable strength in deprivation of liberty applications. Bevan Brittan boasts an enviable client base, including NHS Trusts, housing associations and local authorities, among others.2 WeightmansCourt of Protection: Health & Welfare (Public Sector Clients)2025 | Band 2 | 11 Years RankedWeightmans is particularly well known for its health and welfare work on behalf of public sector clients, including NHS trusts and local authorities, as well as other NHS bodies such as integrated care boards. The team is well-versed in a number of areas, including deprivation of liberty, consent to treatment, and mental health and capacity matters.- DAC Beachcroft LLPCourt of Protection: Health & Welfare (Public Sector Clients)2025 | Band 2
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3 Capsticks LLPCourt of Protection: Health & Welfare (Public Sector Clients)2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedBenefiting from the firm's reputation as a leading healthcare firm, Capsticks' Court of Protection team receives regular instruction from a wide client base of NHS trusts and integrated care boards, particularly those in London and the South East. The team is adept at handling extremely sensitive cases, including life-sustaining treatment disputes. The firm's further areas of expertise include vaccination issues, deprivation of liberty challenges and matters with complex interactions between the Mental Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act.
3 Mills & Reeve LLPCourt of Protection: Health & Welfare (Public Sector Clients)2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedMills & Reeve represents NHS trusts and integrated care boards in a broad range of health and welfare matters. The firm is adept at providing advice in sensitive and high-profile cases, including serious medical treatment cases where urgent advice is often required. The team has notable strength advising on mental health issues and deprivation of liberty with regard to residential and hospital care.