Meet the team

Court of Protection

Irwin Mitchell

Manchester, England
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Deals

Applying to the Court of Protection to clarify the Court’s position on professional deputies and the instruction of third party solicitors for legal advice; this resulted in the landmark judgement Re ACC and Others, which confirms the position on various issues including how conflicts of interest should be managed when a professional deputy is obtaining legal advice.

Applying to the Court of Protection to challenge a restriction in a client’s settlement order for their personal injury award to avoid double recovery; we successfully argued to replace this with a substitute provision to the effect that P’s annual payment is used to meet the cost of care first, and any surplus is funded by direct payments. We anticipate this recent result will drive change to the approach of Peters Undertakings in settlement orders.

Applying to the Court of Protection for approval of a gift of £150,000 to P’s parents to construct a purpose-built home for P in Pakistan. P had a large annual surplus due to the amount of gratuitous care provided by his parents and there was no equivalent COP structure to hold property in P’s name in Pakistan given he was a minor. Reported case Re AK.

Organigram

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Lucy Nicol-Court of Protection

Lucy Nicol

Court of Protection

phone number

07701 280778

emaillucy.nicol@irwinmitchell.com
Gillian Hitchen-Court of Protection

Gillian Hitchen

Court of Protection

phone number

07718667914

emailgillian.hitchen@irwinmitchell.com
Damian Hodkinson-Court of Protection

Damian Hodkinson

Court of Protection

phone number

07715414897

emaildamian.hodkinson@irwinmitchell.com
Lucy Bazley-Court of Protection

Lucy Bazley

Court of Protection

phone number

07525639773

emaillucy.bazley@irwinmitchell.com
Sally Murphy-Court of Protection

Sally Murphy

Court of Protection

phone number

07885268892

emailsally.murphy@irwinmitchell.com
Mobien  Hussein-Court of Protection

Mobien Hussein

Court of Protection

phone number

07803453709

emailMobien.Hussain@IrwinMitchell.com
Paula Dean-Court of Protection

Paula Dean

Court of Protection

phone number

07827357302

emailPaula.Dean@IrwinMitchell.com
Rachael  Barrett-Position held

Rachael Barrett

Position held

phone number

07808093906

emailRachael.Barrett@IrwinMitchell.com

Team Services

Our Court of Protection team supports over 1,500 vulnerable clients with the management of their property and affairs. We advise on all matters relating to finances, including acting as professional deputy and one-off applications concerning gifts, wills, and land for clients who lack capacity. We provide advice to lay deputies, advising on their roles and responsibilities and on contentious matters in the Court of Protection. We provide advice on the establishment of personal injury trusts, for clients who have received personal injury compensation, as well as acting as professional trustee. We also provide expert evidence in personal injury claims, ensuring that claims for the costs of professional damages management through a Trust or Deputyship are properly evidenced as well as appearing as an expert witness in Court.

Testimonials

Awards and Recognition

The Northern Law Awards 2023

Private Client Team of the Year

Personal Injury Awards 2021

Personal Injury Trust Provider of the Year

Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce

Lucy Bloom (Associate)- Shortlisted for Future Face of Legal with Greater Birmingham Chamber of Commerce

We are members of the Court of Protection Court Users Group and several members of the team hold positions on the Committee of the Court of Protection Practitioners Association at national and regional level.

Our partners act as expert witnesses for future Court of Protection and deputyship costs