A Practitioner s Guide to the Court of Protection

Navigate the extensive jurisdiction and powers of the Court of Protection.

The Court of Protection affects an ever increasing number of people, among whom are some of the most vulnerable members of society. They need the best support and protection that the law and legal profession can provide. A Practitioner's Guide to the Court of Protection is written by practitioners whose individual and combined experience provide an invaluable guide to the law and practical application.

The new Fourth Edition covers both the property and affairs and the welfare parts of the Court's jurisdiction, with new and expanded chapters covering:

- The Court of Protection Rules 2017
- Case management pathways
- Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty
- Private international law
- The practical application of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Lasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney
- Case law, practice and procedure of the Court of Protection
- Latest guidance and practice notes from the Office of the Public Guardian

It is essential reading for anyone involved in Court of Protection practice including private client practitioners, mental health practitioners, family law practitioners, deputies, local authorities, accountants, Independent Mental Capacity Advocates, Welfare Accredited Legal Representatives, and advocates.

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Caroline Bielanska is a solicitor, mediator and independent consultant. She is also a legal trainer.

She is the former Chief Executive and former Chair of Solicitors for the Elderly, an organisation she helped to found in 1999. She lectures regularly and is well known in her specialist field, advising older and vulnerable adults who have limited physical and/or mental capacity.

Caroline has a national media profile, and is a regular panellist on BBC Radio 4's Money Box Live and interviewed in for TV, radio, magazines and national press.

She provides consultancy for law firms on an independent basis. Her work focuses on advising vulnerable adults; principally older and disabled people, their families and carers.

Justin Holmes is a barrister at Radcliffe Chambers.

He is recommended as a leading junior for Private Client: Trusts and Probate work by the Legal 500 and for Traditional Chancery and Court of Protection expertise by Chambers UK, which notes that he is “especially good on deputyship applications, statutory wills and the making of gifts”.

Richard Frimston is a partner and head of Russell Cooke Solicitor's private client group.

He advises clients in relation to their estate planning, wills, probate and tax planning issues and offers Notary Public services. Areas of expertise include cross-border estates and international private law issues.