Court of Protection: Health & Welfare (Public Sector Clients) | UK

Browne 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. The team is also routinely called upon to provide training to a range of private and public clients. The firm also 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.

Bevan 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 the NHS, housing associations and local authorities, among others.

Benefiting 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.

Mills & 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.

Weightmans 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.