Court of Protection: Property & Affairs | UK

Anthony Gold has a respected Court of Protection team with a broad range of experience in property and financial affairs work. The firm regularly undertakes financial deputyships on behalf of individuals lacking capacity, including the purchase and sale of property, recovery of assets and statutory will applications. The team has notable experience in representing older people with dementia, as well as foreign nationals living in the UK. It has further strength in contentious Court of Protection applications, such as deputyship orders and orders to recover assets.

EMG Solicitors is an experienced private client firm based in the North East that routinely advises on property and affairs matters in the Court of Protection. The team is well known for mental capacity work, with particular expertise in personal injury cases where a client has lost capacity through acquired brain injury.

Irwin Mitchell offers excellent breadth and depth of experience in Court of Protection matters concerning the property needs and financial affairs of individuals lacking capacity. It offers broad national coverage and a range of specialist services in order to support clients and their families on all aspects of care, financial and living arrangements.

Enable Law has a noteworthy Court of Protection team in the South West that is well-equipped to handle property and affairs work. The firm regularly acts in the capacity of a professional deputy, with particular expertise in cases which involve questions of mental capacity. The team is frequently called upon for its expertise in elder law, statutory wills and cases of both financial and physical abuse.

Hugh Jones Solicitors is highly reputed for Court of Protection work, with experience across the full range of issues, including both contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm is particularly well regarded for financial affairs and property work, and frequently involved in high-value and complex cases, including as an expert witness. The team has notable expertise in cases concerning individuals with severe acquired brain injuries.

JMW Solicitors houses a strong Court of Protection offering in both Manchester and London. The team handles a large caseload of financial deputyships and LPAs for seriously injured and high net worth individuals. The firm also has a contentious practice, demonstrating expertise in disputed wills and financial abuse cases.

Withers continues to be instructed by an enviable roster of private clients, who benefit from its wealth of experience in handling high-value, complex matters. The team frequently acts on matters involving vulnerable adults holding foreign assets and has a notable specialism in advising charities on statutory will and lifetime gift applications. Its international strength is complemented by team members in the USA, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Apricity Law is a specialist firm dealing solely with matters concerning the Court of Protection. The firm assists protected individuals and their families with the management of their financial affairs, as well as on the preparation of LPAs and personal injury trusts. The team has notable experience acting for clients who have suffered brain injury as the result of accidents or clinical negligence.

Clarke Willmott has a strong Court of Protection team with experience in a wide range of property and financial matters. The firm assists private clients as well as those incapacitated through injury or clinical negligence. It advises on statutory will applications and property adaptations, as well as cases of alleged financial abuse.

The Court of Protection team at Hodge Jones & Allen is regularly instructed by families of vulnerable and incapacitated individuals in a professional deputyship capacity, managing large damages awards following personal injury and clinical negligence claims. The team is well known for handling complex matters including financial exploitation, and also assists with property matters and statutory will applications.

JE Bennett is a Tunbridge Wells-based firm dedicated to Court of Protection work. It specialises in representing clients who lack capacity, including the elderly and those with severe mental health issues and brain injuries, on all aspects of their property and financial affairs. The team has deep experience in handling professional deputyships, in addition to supporting family members who are acting as lay deputies.

RWK Goodman has a strong track record of supporting the needs of incapacitated individuals, particularly those with acquired brain injuries. The team assists with a wide range of both property and financial matters on an ongoing basis, as well as assisting with statutory will applications. It has notable ability to advise on matters involving very significant assets and cross-border elements.