Court of Protection: Property & Affairs | UK

Enable Law is a noteworthy South West team 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 both financial and physical abuse.

Irwin Mitchell stands out for its unrivalled breadth and depth of experience in Court of Protection matters. The firm remains a top choice for clients across the full range of issues, including health and welfare cases, property and affairs, and welfare deputyships. Irwin Mitchell is regularly instructed on some of the most complex and high-profile cases in the area. The team offers broad national coverage and a range of specialist services in order to support vulnerable clients on all aspects of care, financial and living arrangements.

Thomson Snell & Passmore has a market-leading Court of Protection team renowned for its expertise in serving as professional deputies, often in high-value catastrophic injury claims. The team is also adept at assisting young adults with a range of matters including financial abuse, foreign property and healthcare claims. The firm has further experience in managing lasting power of attorney arrangements for clients lacking capacity, an area where partners also regularly act as expert witnesses.

Boyes Turner is noted for its expertise in a broad range of Court of Protection matters. The firm focuses on managing the financial affairs of incapacitated individuals awarded substantial sums of money for birth injuries as a result of clinical negligence. The team is regularly instructed in matters where the Official Solicitor is also instructed to act in the capacity of professional financial deputy. The firm also advises on obtaining local authority grants and funding for children and young people with severe disabilities such as cerebral palsy and quadriplegia.

Penningtons Manches Cooper houses a specialised team largely focused on acting for adults and children with acquired brain injuries as the result of personal injury and clinical negligence. The firm is well equipped to handle the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious financial affairs and property work, including deputyships, statutory will applications and providing expert witness advice at trial. The team also handles care funding and capacity issues and is adept at managing cases with cross-jurisdictional elements.

Withers has a highly regarded team with a strong reputation for its adept handling of contentious and non-contentious Court of Protection work. The firm 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.

Anthony Gold has a respected team with a broad range of experience in property and financial affairs work. The firm regularly undertakes financial deputyship work on behalf of individuals lacking capacity, including 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.

Charles Russell Speechlys primarily works on the private wealth side of property and affairs, regularly representing high net worth individuals and their families. The team is able to draw on expertise within the wider firm, including family and international tax. The firm's lawyers are routinely called upon to serve as panel and professional deputies, and the team handles a range of cases concerning complicated financial arrangements, often with cross-border elements.

Fieldfisher has a renowned Court of Protection team, with a particular focus on high-value and complex deputyships. The firm represents both adults and children who have suffered catastrophic and life-changing injuries. The team is also adept at handling cases with challenging cross-border elements.

Freeths frequently undertakes professional deputyship roles for individuals with acquired brain injury. The firm has expertise handling purchases and adaptations of property as well as advising on statutory will and gift applications. The team also assists with complex cases involving misappropriation of funds and its experience covers cross-border issues.

Hodge Jones & Allen has a highly regarded team with specialist property and affairs experience in the Court of Protection. The firm 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.

Hugh James specialises in Court of Protection matters concerning clients awarded substantial damages as the result of personal injury or clinical negligence. The firm is regularly appointed to oversee the management of financial affairs, care packages and property purchases on behalf of clients lacking capacity or with complex care needs. The team expertly handles claims made in the event of brain and spinal injury.

JMW Solicitors houses a rapidly growing Court of Protection group, expanding from its traditional base in Manchester to establish a strong offering in 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.

Kingsley Napley often acts for individuals awarded substantial sums of money as a result of clinical negligence, including those with acquired brain injury. The firm advises on contested deputyship and statutory will applications as well as cases involving financial abuse. The team has further experience handling investment and property matters.

Shoosmiths' broad client base includes individuals who have suffered catastrophic injuries and birth injuries, along with high-profile private clients who have lost mental capacity. The firm has experience acting on deputyships, LPAs and individualised pieces of work, such as statutory will applications.