North Eastern Circuit • Regional Bar
Court of Protection and community care
Leading junior2Tom Hughes - St John's Buildings 'A smooth operator who works well under pressure.'
St John's Buildings
Barristers
Tom Hughes
St John's Buildings, Yorkshire And The Humber
- Phone0114 273 8951
- Email[email protected]
- Profilestjohnsbuildings.com
Work Department
Court of Protection
Position
Tom is a Court of Protection specialist, instructed for his experience in complex health and welfare matters. Tom’s practice engages a range of issues including but not limited to fluctuating capacity, capacity to engage in sexual relations, deprivation of liberty, the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court, restrictive practices within care planning, covert medication, restraint and safeguarding.
Tom also accepts instructions in property and financial affairs matters, with experience in contested proceedings in relation to the appointment and removal of deputies and attorneys.
Tom is regularly instructed to prepare statements of facts and grounds, complex position statements and advise on the merits of cases and litigation strategy.
Career
Tom started out as a Court of Protection solicitor in 2014, before being called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn and joining St John’s Buildings in 2017.