The Court of Protection

Miles Pierce can assist you if someone you are concerned about a person who lacks mental capacity to manage their own affairs or do not have a lasting power of attorney.

The Court of Protection is a specialist court for all issues relating to people who lack capacity to make specific decisions. The Court of Protection makes decisions and appoints deputies to make decisions in the best interests of those who lack capacity to do so.

Miles Pierce can assist you with making an application to the Court of Protection. We will act as a professional deputy.

The Court of Protection has the powers to do the following:

• decide whether a person has capacity in order to make decisions themselves;
• make declarations, decisions or orders on financial or welfare matters affecting people who lack capacity to make such decisions;
• appoint deputies to make decisions for people lacking capacity to make those decisions;
• decide whether an LPA or EPA is valid; and
• remove deputies or attorneys who fail to carry out their duties, and
• hear cases concerning objections to register an LPA or EPA and make decisions about whether or not an LPA or EPA is valid.

We have experienced staff that can assist you with making a Court of Protection application and visit you at home in relation to your application. Our team ensures that all appropriate legal advice is given to you and the matter is dealt with efficiently in this highly specialised sector of work.

The services we can offer you are:

• Drafting Court of Protection application(s)
• Appointing a new trustee to enable the sale of the property
• Authorisation of gifts
• Drafting Statutory Wills