Victoria Butler-Cole KC

UK Bar

Victoria Butler-Cole KC is an impressive silk who represents a broad range of clients, including family members, health authorities, local authorities and the Official Solicitor. She is a top choice for a range of cases, including those relating to welfare, capacity and medical treatment disputes. She has been involved in a number of the leading cases concerning the application of Article 5 as well as those concerning the international jurisdiction of the Court of Protection.She regularly acts in cases concerning end-of-life treatment.

"Victoria is a go-to counsel on all things health and welfare in the Court of Protection. She is able to cut through complex issues to give straightforward and practical advice."

"Victoria is always kind and respectful of clients whilst providing excellent advice. She is clearly and deservedly well respected by all in the Court of Protection sphere."

"Victoria is so bright and amazing to work with. All sides like her and she is an exceptionally impressive advocate."

"Her knowledge is above and beyond anything. She is an outstanding barrister who is academically minded and pragmatic."

Victoria Butler-Cole KC has a broad practice, but she is particularly experienced in community care related to local authority funding decisions. She is also an expert in social care and human rights matters.

"Victoria Butler-Cole is an exceptionally impressive advocate. She is a go-to for her breadth of knowledge on children's rights."

"Victoria is a wonderful advocate and excellent to work with. She is a pleasure for solicitors to instruct and clients love her."

"She is amazing: very responsive, and there is nothing she doesn't know. She is really good with the clients."

Victoria Butler-Cole KC focuses her practice on health and social care-related violations of human rights. She regularly handles significant damages claims and is highly regarded for her skilful handling of complex judicial review proceedings. She is on the A Panel of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and is routinely instructed by the commission as intervener.

"Victoria is at the top of my list, especially for cases involving the interplay between civil liberties and the court of protection. She has a real clarity in the way she thinks about cases."

Victoria Butler-Cole KC commands great respect among clients and peers for her vast expertise and impressive advocacy. Her broad health and social care practice includes a substantial number of administrative and public law cases. She is particularly prominent for handling appeals to community care provision and deprivation of liberty challenges.

"As well as being amazing on the law, Victoria is really good on strategy for litigation."

"Victoria is very user-friendly, bright and sensible. She's sensitive to the client's aims and great on her feet."