Court of Protection
Our team of Barristers offer expertise as advisers and advocates in all areas of Court of Protection Law.
- Our Areas of Expertise
- Community Care Law, Mental Health Law and Court of Protection
- Court of Protection
The team undertake general best interest work within the Court of Protection including cases involving all aspects of decision making in relation to care, residence, medical treatment and contact.
It also undertakes the full range of work involving finance and property affairs in the Court of Protection and has particular expertise in relation to the management of finance in personal injury litigation involving loss of capacity and catastrophic brain injury.
The team deals regularly with complex cases involving DOLS and deprivation of liberty, breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, enforcement of orders of the Court of Protection and all aspects of capacity.
The team also specialises in cases involving the interaction of the Court of Protection with parallel legislation (eg NHS & Community Care Act 1990; Children Act 1989 and Mental Health Act 1983) with a particular focus on the role of children within the Court of Protection and transitional care planning.
Court of Protection & Family Newsletters:
Our Court of Protection team
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Julia Cheetham KC
Call: 1990 Silk: 2015
Deputy Head of Chambers
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Fiona Horlick KC
Call: 1992 Silk: 2019
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Sophie Cartwright KC
Call: 1998 Silk: 2021
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Michael Jones KC
Call: 2008 Silk: 2023
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Timothy Trotman
Call: 1983
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Heather Hobson
Call: 1987
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Bansa Singh Hayer
Call: 1988
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Elizabeth Dudley-Jones
Call: 1997
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Rosalind Emsley-Smith
Call: 2001
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Mark Bradley
Call: 2004
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Jonathan Lally
Call: 2005
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Helen Wilkinson
Call: 2007
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Emily Price
Call: 2012
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Joseph Price
Call: 2019
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Olivia Choudhury
Call: 2019
