Court of Protection

The Court of Protection makes decisions for people who lack mental capacity. Our specialist team provides comprehensive support for all aspects of Court of Protection work, combining legal expertise with a sensitive, practical approach.

Our experienced, specialist solicitors (we have over 10 specialist lawyers in London alone) includes deputyship applications, contesting applications and we can also act in the capacity of professional deputies.

Court of Protection applications

We advise and represent clients on issues and applications  before the Court of Protection, such as :-

• Applications for clients or professional advisors to be appointed as Deputy.

• Applications for an Interim Order - seeking permission for certain acts to be done whilst the Court of Protection is considering the main application.  We can assist with these applications. We can also act as a Deputy if there is no one willing or able to act.

• Best interests decisions - whether an individual who has lost capacity should have medical treatment, or where they should live.

• Statutory wills - applications when someone lacks capacity to make a will

• Specific decisions or transactions - one-off applications for particular issues

• Deputy authority variations - changes to existing deputy powers.

• Personal injury Trusts.

Disputes in the Court of Protection

Disputes require careful handling to protect vulnerable individuals. We work closely with our specialist wills, trusts and probate disputes team in dealing with these disputes, which means you get specialist advice in all areas relating to the Court of Protection.

If you need experienced legal advice on any issue which may involve applying to or dealing with the Court of Protection, please get in touch.