Part of our Court of Protection services includes assisting litigators in both personal injury and medical negligence cases to claim the costs of a professional Deputy to act throughout the lifetime of the claimant.
Such costs are a recoverable head of claim in the litigation. We have extensive experience providing expert opinion on the costs of a deputy in personal injury and medical negligence claims.
Following the case of Eagle v Chambers, the court has acknowledged the importance of appointing a professional deputy in significant damages claims. We would certainly advocate the use of an experienced professional Deputy in such matters, preferably from the outset, to ensure protected parties’ financial affairs are appropriately managed.
We can provide detailed statements and reports which estimate the likely costs of acting as a professional Deputy for the claimant. Within these, we will comment upon such matters as the appropriateness of the deputyship appointment, the ongoing annual deputyship costs, whether a statutory will should be put in place, and address any capacity issues arising from the Mental Capacity Act.
Professional Deputyship costs can significantly enhance the value of the claims and is an area that should not be underestimated. Our significant experience, as one of the largest Court of Protection teams nationally, means we have an extensive database of reports and listings of assessed costs on our own cases that allow us to be very accurate in our forecasts.
We are equally able to provide expert evidence in the form of a statement on behalf of defendants, in personal injury and clinical negligence claims advising as to the reasonableness of any Court of Protection costs claimed and providing a critique on any excessive estimates.
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