The largest proportion of our Court of Protection work is in providing deputyship services ourselves. Our team, headed by Hugh Jones, has a national reputation acting as Deputy for clients with acquired brain injuries.
We receive regular referrals from other law firms with personal injury and medical negligence practices.
We also work closely with local authorities, often being appointed to manage the finances for elderly clients or those with learning disabilities.
Our Court of Protection team takes care of all the day-to-day detail of the client's financial and legal affairs. We keep in regular contact with the client's family and care professionals and will visit the client at least once a year to ensure that we are meeting expectations.
Our values
- we act at all times in the best interests of the client in mind
- we take a sympathetic and understanding 'holistic' approach
- we foster long-term relationships with family, case managers, carers and other interested parties
- we understand the demands of personal injury litigation, the care funding rules and the importance of managing funds to meet long term goals
Deputy responsibilities
A professional property and affairs Deputy is responsible for all aspects of the client’s affairs including:
- investing and budgeting to ensure that compensation will last
- preserving access to the relevant state benefits and ensuring they are claimed appropriately
- arranging payments, which may include care costs on an ongoing basis
- employing a care team and dealing with employment law issues to meet the client’s needs
- buying / adapting a house
- managing tax affairs and preparing accounts
- working with other professional advisers, to ensure a coordinated approach to the client's financial affairs and the protection and growth of their funds
- considering wills and gifts
- support and advice to the client and their family to ensure that the client’s wishes are known and taken into account
Our experienced team is committed to providing a sympathetic, approachable and professional support.
Court of Protection solicitors
To arrange a discussion with a Court of Protection solicitor about click here or call us on 0800 840 4929. We are available to take your call twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
