My role
I am an associate working across all aspects of Court of Protection matters. The Court of Protection makes decisions on behalf of individuals who do not have the mental capacity to make decisions themselves. For example, this could be due to a brain injury, dementia or learning difficulties.
I have wide ranging experience including:
- Making deputyship applications for finances and welfare;
- Making a statutory will application;
- Making a gifting application;
- Representing a family member in Court of Protection welfare proceedings;
- Representing the Official Solicitor on behalf of P in Court of Protection welfare proceedings; and
- General Court of Protection advice including DOLs and other capacity related issues.
I am a trainee solicitor seat manager and work with the ED&I committee, especially by leading the health conditions sub-committee.
My experience
I am driven by helping some of the most vulnerable people in our society during difficult periods of their lives.
My specialisms
- Court of Protection - property and finance
- Court of Protection - health and welfare
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (Mental Capacity Act 2005)
Blog
My latest articles
Liberty Protection Safeguards – what next?
The replacement of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards has been long awaited since the introduction of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019.
I have been served with Court of Protection Statutory Will proceeding documents, what happens next?
When you receive Court of Protection documents in the post, the keywords you are looking for in the covering letter are statutory will proceedings and respondent.
A guide to the Court of Protection: part 2, statutory Wills
Making an application to the Court of Protection to make or change a Will for someone who is not able to do this themselves due to lacking mental capacity.