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Our Court of Protection service helps to protect the best interests of those who may no longer have the mental capacity to make important decisions about their own welfare or finances. This may be due to illness, advancing age or as a result of a personal injury, or medical negligence.
Our Court of Protection solicitors have over 20 years’ experience working with vulnerable clients and their loved ones helping with appointing and supporting deputies, acting as a professional deputy, community care, adapting properties, statutory wills, personal injury trusts and disputes.
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Our extensive Court of Protection team is highly experienced and advises on everything from one-off property and affairs matters, to managing a compensation award in the best interests of a client. Our Court of Protection service is led by Ruth Meyer who often acts for clients as a professional Deputy or Trustee in matters involving injuries which lead to claims for compensation, and Ruth also acts where there are no family or friends who can take on this responsibility.
When supporting, or acting as a deputy, we can provide as much or as little support as required. Quite often we are asked to prepare the application for Deputyship, but sometimes we are only asked to complete annual accounts each year or even one-off applications to the Court for care allowances, holiday homes, gifts, and tax planning.
We act for clients all over the country from Cornwall to Yorkshire and will often visit clients at their home address where they may feel more comfortable. Our professional connections with case managers, care agencies, therapists, bankers, fund managers and accountants are far-reaching so that we can provide a holistic and supportive service. We have a Trust Corporation of four partners and a senior solicitor. All directors can act as a Deputy or Trustee, which provides a seamless service should one Director be unable to act.
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We have had a very positive experience with Boyes Turner - we had had many months of difficulties with our daughter's previous care provider, alongside our local authority making decisions about future care that were against her best interests. The advice and interventions from our solicitor at Boyes Turner, James Pantling-Skeet, were invaluable in arranging the transfer of care to a much better care provider that we had identified, rather than the choice of our local authority. Several months on, it is an immense relief that we finally have care provision that is meeting the needs of our daughter.
The Court of Protection is a specialist Court to protect and support vulnerable people who are unable to make decisions regarding their finances or health and welfare, as they do not have the mental capacity to make those decisions. The Court of Protection decides on whether a person lacks mental capacity.
In cases where someone lacks mental capacity, the Court appoints a Deputy to look after the affairs of the vulnerable person and makes decisions in their best interests.
Find out more about a Court of Protection application.
The Court of Protection has the power to:
A Court of Protection solicitor is appointed to support the client in making decisions, represent the client's best interests and can also represent in court. A specialist solicitor will be appointed in situations where the client is vulnerable or doesn’t have the mental capacity to make these decisions for themselves. This could be about financial or welfare decisions.
Our experienced team specialise in all Court of Protection matters and can help:
To ensure the best interests of the vulnerable person, decisions that are often referred to the Court of Protection are:
In cases where there are disagreements around serious decisions, our Court of Protection solicitors can also support and represent you.
A deputyship application can take approximately 4–6 months for a Deputy to be appointed. Timelines can differ depending on if any further information is required in support of your application. In specific circumstances, sometimes this process can be quicker.
Statutory Will applications can take anywhere from 6 to 12 months. Personal injury trusts should be set up as soon as possible, as they must be set up within 52 weeks of the first compensation payment being received, even if this is an interim payment.
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