Ranking tables
Court of Protection: Property & Affairs | UK
UK-wide
Rankings overview for Departments
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Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Band 2
Andrew Cusworth JMW Solicitors LLP10 Years Ranked
Anita Gill Kingsley Napley LLP3 Years Ranked- Christine Bunting Hugh James4 Years Ranked
Ruth Meyer Boyes Turner8 Years Ranked
Simon Hardy Kingsley Napley LLP8 Years Ranked- Stacey Bryant Enable Law (part of the Foot Anstey Group)3 Years Ranked
Suzanne Marriott Charles Russell Speechlys14 Years Ranked- Emma GaudernEMG Solicitors
Band 3
- Alexandra Knipe Anthony Gold1 Years Ranked
Elizabeth Hughes Hugh Jones Solicitors7 Years Ranked
Frances Pierce Dean Wilson LLP16 Years Ranked
Holly Miéville-Hawkins Michelmores LLP10 Years Ranked
Jane Bennett JE Bennett Law7 Years Ranked
Lynsey Harrison Clarion11 Years Ranked- Adrian MundellAshtons Legal
- Jemma MorlandEMG Solicitors
- Lucy TaylorRothley Law Ltd
Band 4
Alexander Wright Boyes Turner5 Years Ranked- Anne Minihane Clarke Willmott LLP3 Years Ranked
Christine Dyson Hodge Jones & Allen1 Years Ranked
Daniel Toop Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP2 Years Ranked
Gareth Ledsham Russell-Cooke1 Years Ranked
Grace Serwanga Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP1 Years Ranked- Greg Poole Hugh James1 Years Ranked
Holly Chantler Morr & Co3 Years Ranked
Jacqueline Almond IBB Law6 Years Ranked
Jane Netting Wrigleys Solicitors LLP1 Years Ranked
Kiran Vasudeva JMW Solicitors5 Years Ranked- Lucy Nicol Irwin Mitchell6 Years Ranked
Natasha Molloy Freeths LLP10 Years Ranked
Philippa Barton Duncan Lewis Solicitors4 Years Ranked
Rosalind Hamlyn Thomson Snell & Passmore2 Years Ranked- Samantha Buckthought Wolferstans LLP4 Years Ranked
Stephen Richards Withers LLP11 Years Ranked- Rebecca BristowRothley Law Ltd
Up and Coming
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Enable Law (part of the Foot Anstey Group)Court of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedEnable Law has a noteworthy Court of Protection team in the South West that is well-equipped to handle property and affairs work. The firm regularly acts in the capacity of a professional deputy, with particular expertise in cases which involve questions of mental capacity. The team is frequently called upon for its expertise in elder law, statutory wills and cases of both financial and physical abuse.
1 Irwin MitchellCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedIrwin Mitchell stands out for its exceptional breadth and depth of experience in Court of Protection matters. The firm remains a top choice for clients across the full range of issues, including health and welfare cases, property and affairs, and welfare deputyships. Regularly instructed on some of the most complex and high-profile cases in the area, Irwin Mitchell offers broad national coverage and a range of specialist services in order to support vulnerable clients on all aspects of care, financial and living arrangements.
1 Thomson Snell & PassmoreCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 1 | 11 Years RankedThomson Snell & Passmore has a market-leading Court of Protection team renowned for its expertise in serving as professional deputies, often in high-value catastrophic injury claims. The team is also adept at assisting young adults with a range of matters including financial abuse, foreign property and healthcare claims. The firm has further experience in managing lasting power of attorney arrangements for clients lacking capacity, an area where partners also regularly act as expert witnesses.
Band 2
2 Anthony GoldCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedAnthony Gold has a respected Court of Protection team with a broad range of experience in property and financial affairs work. The firm regularly undertakes financial deputyship work on behalf of individuals lacking capacity, including the purchase and sale of property, recovery of assets and statutory will applications. The team has notable experience in representing older people with dementia, as well as foreign nationals living in the UK. It has further strength in contentious Court of Protection applications, such as deputyship orders and orders to recover assets.
2 Boyes TurnerCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 2 | 6 Years RankedBoyes Turner is noted for its expertise in a broad range of Court of Protection matters. The firm focuses on managing the financial affairs of incapacitated individuals awarded substantial sums of money for birth injuries as a result of clinical negligence. The team is regularly instructed in matters where the Official Solicitor is also instructed to act in the capacity of professional financial deputy. The firm also advises on obtaining local authority grants and funding for children and young people with severe disabilities such as cerebral palsy and quadriplegia.
2 Hugh Jones SolicitorsCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedHugh Jones Solicitors is highly reputed for Court of Protection work, with experience across the full range of issues, including both contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm is particularly well regarded for financial affairs and property work, and frequently involved in high-value and complex cases, including as an expert witness. The team has notable expertise in cases concerning individuals with severe acquired brain injuries.
2 JMW Solicitors LLPCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 2 | 3 Years RankedJMW Solicitors houses a strong Court of Protection offering in both Manchester and London. The team handles a large caseload of financial deputyships and LPAs for seriously injured and high net worth individuals. The firm also has a contentious practice, demonstrating expertise in disputed wills and financial abuse cases.
2 Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedPenningtons Manches Cooper houses a specialised team largely focused on acting for adults and children with acquired brain injuries as the result of personal injury and clinical negligence. The firm is well equipped to handle the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious financial affairs and property work, including deputyships, statutory will applications and providing expert witness advice at trial. The team also handles care funding and capacity issues and is adept at managing cases with cross-jurisdictional elements.
Band 3
3 Charles Russell SpeechlysCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedCharles Russell Speechlys primarily works on the private wealth side of property and affairs, regularly representing high net worth individuals and their families. The team is able to draw on expertise within the wider firm, including family and international tax. The firm's lawyers are routinely called upon to serve as panel and professional deputies, and the team handles a range of cases concerning complicated financial arrangements, often with cross-border elements.
3 FieldfisherCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedFieldfisher has a renowned Court of Protection team, with a particular focus on high-value and complex deputyships. The firm represents both adults and children who have suffered catastrophic and life-changing injuries. The team is also adept at handling cases with challenging cross-border elements.
3 Hugh JamesCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedHugh James specialises in Court of Protection matters concerning clients awarded substantial damages as the result of personal injury or clinical negligence. The firm is regularly appointed to oversee the management of financial affairs, care packages and property purchases on behalf of clients lacking capacity or with complex care needs. The team expertly handles claims made in the event of brain and spinal injury.3 Kingsley Napley LLPCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 3 | 8 Years RankedKingsley Napley often acts for individuals awarded substantial sums of money as a result of clinical negligence, including those with acquired brain injury. The firm advises on contested deputyship and statutory will applications as well as cases involving financial abuse. The team has further experience handling investment and property matters.
3 Withers LLPCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 3 | 11 Years RankedWithers has a highly regarded team with a strong reputation for its adept handling of contentious and non-contentious Court of Protection work. The firm continues to be instructed by an enviable roster of private clients, who benefit from its wealth of experience in handling high-value, complex matters. The team frequently acts on matters involving vulnerable adults holding foreign assets and has a notable specialism in advising charities on statutory will and lifetime gift applications. Its international strength is complemented by team members in the USA, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Band 4
4 Freeths LLPCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedFreeths frequently undertakes professional deputyship roles for individuals with acquired brain injury. The firm has expertise handling purchases and adaptations of property as well as advising on statutory will and gift applications. The team also assists with complex cases involving misappropriation of funds and its experience covers cross-border issues.
4 Hodge Jones & AllenCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedThe Court of Protection team at Hodge Jones & Allen is regularly instructed by families of vulnerable and incapacitated individuals in a professional deputyship capacity, managing large damages awards following personal injury and clinical negligence claims. The team is well known for handling complex matters including financial exploitation, and also assists with property matters and statutory will applications.
4 JE Bennett LawCourt of Protection: Property & Affairs2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedJE Bennett is a Tunbridge Wells-based firm dedicated to Court of Protection work. It specialises in representing clients who lack capacity, including the elderly and those with severe mental health issues and brain injuries, on all aspects of their property and financial affairs. The team has deep experience in handling professional deputyships, in addition to supporting family members who are acting as lay deputies.