Members of the Court of Protection team at Kings Chambers have substantial experience acting for local authorities, NHS trusts, CCGs, patients, and litigation friends. The set is home to practice lead Sam Karim KC and Helen Mulholland KC, both of whom are frequently called upon to represent clients in serious medical treatment decision cases surrounding organ transplants, amputations and life support. Richard Borrett is active in inherent jurisdiction matters in the High Court and issues of deprivation of liberty of children in the Family court. Sophie Allan regularly acts on behalf of protected parties and has expertise in cases surrounding contested capacity issues and applications for non-disclosure. Fay Collinson is also a key member of the set in this area.
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Testimonials
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- 'The clerks are all very helpful and quick to respond, in particular Drew Platt and James Mason.'
- 'Aimee Rogers and Drew Platt are excellent clerks.'
- 'Kings has an excellent group of Court of Protection barristers, from juniors to KCs. The clerks are exceptionally helpful and will always do whatever they can to find available counsel, even at short notice.'
- 'The Court of Protection team at Kings has a good spread of counsel at different levels of seniority. Their training and webinar programmes are excellent, and they are quick to host a session as soon as there are any developments.'
- 'The set has great counsel for Court of Protection matters. The clerks do all they can to assist and provide available counsel.'
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