Mathieu Culverhouse
Partner
Services for Deputies
Our Public Law solicitors offer a range of advice and support to help both lay and professional deputies fulfil their duty to act in vulnerable people’s best interests.
Services for Deputies
Acting as a deputy for someone with reduced mental capacity is a responsibility involving great legal complexity.
All deputies can benefit from expert advice, whether you’re acting on behalf of a loved one or you’re an experienced professional with a number of clients.
The laws surrounding mental capacity, deprivation of liberty, health and social care provision, and Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) are varied and complex. Disputes about these issues can be difficult and intimidating – especially when you’re going up against a public body to protect a vulnerable person.
Our solicitors have both the expertise and the resources you need when facing these challenges:
- We’re ranked number one in the country for Court of Protection welfare and medical treatment issues by the independent legal directories Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.
- We’re the UK’s largest specialist team in this field, with national reach across health, social care, Court of Protection welfare, and education work.
- Our solicitors have been involved with many high-profile cases that have had a lasting impact on government policy and have set legal precedents.
Whether you’re already facing a dispute or simply need advice on the best way to fulfil your role as deputy, we can help. We’ll help you make the right decisions for your client and put them in action.
We have a range of funding options available to help you access the support you need, and legal aid may be available in some deprivation of liberty cases. We regularly give estimates that have been approved by a judge in the Court of Protection. We’re always fully transparent about costs and can discuss your funding options before you commit.
Speak to our specialist
Our team are here to ensure people receive the care, respect, and advocacy they deserve.
We’re here to help
Complete our enquiry form and one of our experts will contact you by the next working day.
Alternatively, you can call us now.
Our opening hours are Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm (Excluding Public Holidays).
0370 1500 100
Making an enquiry
We have several ways you can contact us, either by completing our online contact form, by phone, or using our live chat. If you start your journey online, here are the first steps to working together.
Complete our online formWe need a few details to understand your situation and the kind of support you need.
We’ll contact you by phoneOn the call our experts will ask you a few more questions to make sure we connect you with the right legal advice from our team.
We arrange a full appointmentYour next step is an in-depth appointment with a specialist solicitor to discuss how we could advise you.
Frequently Asked Questions
From the issues we can help you with to the funding that is available to you, get the answers to your questions.We can:
- Advise on disputes with local authority social services and NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) about social care funding, NHS Continuing Healthcare funding, and EHCPs
- Challenge decisions about EHCPs in the First Tier Tribunal
- Represent you or your client in welfare applications to the Court of Protection
- Advise on mental capacity issues and best interest decisions
- Give statements about the likely future cost of public law support or welfare deputyships for people going through personal injury claims
- Help you stay compliant with CoP guidance about your role as a deputy and any conflicts of interest
- Act as an Accredited Legal Representative (ALR) for clients in the Court of Protection and provide the evidence for a court to appoint an ALR.
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