Court of Protection: Health & Welfare
UK Guide 2025 : UK-wide
Band 4
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
(0117) 321 8000Chambers Review
Ashfords houses an expert Court of Protection team and is particularly well known for handling health and welfare matters. It routinely handles a range of cases concerning care, residence, marriage and deprivation of liberty. The team has notable experience representing individuals with diagnoses of dementia or autistic spectrum disorder.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The entire Court of Protection team at Ashfords has a huge sense of justice and compassion. They are also analytical and have a willingness to understand welfare matters from a number of perspectives."
"They can handle complex cases with confidence, are responsive to the needs of the client and are able to work under pressure to deliver positive outcomes."
"The team works closely, collaborates efficiently, and manages difficult family dynamics and concerns with great sensitivity."
"The entire Court of Protection team at Ashfords has a huge sense of justice and compassion. They are also analytical and have a willingness to understand welfare matters from a number of perspectives."
"They can handle complex cases with confidence, are responsive to the needs of the client and are able to work under pressure to deliver positive outcomes."
"The team works closely, collaborates efficiently, and manages difficult family dynamics and concerns with great sensitivity."
Notable Practitioners
Jess Flanagan acts for vulnerable adults on a range of health and welfare matters, including challenges to deprivation of liberty and issues surrounding capacity to consent to marriage and sexual relations. She also acts on medical treatment and residence matters.
"Jess is brilliant."
"She is well established and seen on good reported cases."
Natalie Matthews regularly acts for individuals lacking capacity on issues surrounding ability to consent to marriage as well as deprivation of liberty matters.
"Natalie has a great deal of experience and does a lot to fight the client's corner."