Cerys Cousins
I joined as a trainee solicitor in September 2022, and I am currently undertaking my first seat in the Southampton…
Court of protection
Poki Wratten
I am a Solicitor in our Court of Protection department. I have extensive experience in Court of Protection, having worked for numerous…
What is the difference between Power of Attorney and Court of Protection?
Asking the difference between a Power of Attorney and Court of Protection is a common question for people when considering…
Ishani Wijeyawardena
I am a Paralegal within the Court of Protection team in Guildford. Court of Protection usually deals with matters where…
How to register an Enduring Power of Attorney
In March we published an article entailed, Should I replace my Enduring Power of Attorney with a Lasting Power of…
Deputies, Attorneys, and Next of Kin – What is the Difference?
Most people have heard of a Power of Attorney and a ‘Next of Kin’, but perhaps not a Deputyship. The…
Aliesha Lasisi-Saveall
Specialisms
Court of Protection Community Care
Introduction
I am a paralegal within the Court of Protection team at the Southampton…
Jack Sole
Court of Protection Deputyships Personal Injury Trusts Statutory Wills
I am a Chartered Legal Executive in the Court of Protection department, specialising in…
The end of Britney’s conservatorship: How it works in the UK
Britney Spears’s recent case, quite rightly, has had a lot of media coverage here in the UK and has raised…
Alzheimer’s disease and NHS Continuing Healthcare funding
Download the podcast: NHS Continuing Healthcare funding
As the nation gets older and the strains on social care become greater…
Helping to protect your property and finances when diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
There are many things to deal with when someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, but what’s important to remember is that…
Moore Barlow strengthens Court of Protection Team with partner hire
South East-based law firm, Moore Barlow has announced the appointment of Rebecca Sparrow as a partner in the Court of…
Rebecca Sparrow
Court of Protection
Deputyship and PI Trusts
Statutory Will and Gift applications
Mental Capacity
Management of large personal injury and…
Moore Barlow commended as a top law firm for HNW individuals
Moore Barlow is proud to announce that we have been ranked in Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) 2021, reflecting the…
What if Britney was British? Decision making by deputies in England and Wales
You can’t help but notice that Britney Spears is splashed across the papers again with dramatic stories about her conservatorship…
Professional Deputyships – Are they as scary as they seem? Clearing up the misconceptions
From the #FreeBritney campaign, a protest aiming to end the Conservatorship over pop singer Britney Spears to last year’s film…
What does mental capacity mean?
Mental capacity is having the ability to make a decision, such as: what to wear; whether to have surgery or…
Lasting Powers of Attorney
A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a legal document that allows a person to give another person or persons,…
Sarah Lindesay
Court of Protection
I work within the Court of Protection team, helping those who are Deputies to manage the financial…
Antonia Roberts
Court of Protection
I am an experienced Paralegal in the community care and public law team.
I work alongside the…
Nicholas Endean
Mental capacity
NHS continuing care applications and appeals
Care Act 2014
Best interest decisions and meetings
Court of protection
I…
Fiona Heald
Lasting powers of attorney
Attorney/Deputy advice
Any property and financial applications at Court of Protection
Advice on Adult Services care…
Mea North
I am a solicitor in the community care and public law team. We help the most vulnerable in our society…
Can I be paid to care for a relative?
More and more people are giving up work completely or taking extended time-off to care for an elderly relative, something…
Dispelling the myths around joint accounts
There are many myths about joint accounts, especially concerning what happens if something happens to one of the joint account…
When a Power of Attorney is not in place
What happens when you can’t manage your financial affairs due to ill health and nothing has been put in place?…
Making gifts
If you are considering giving a gift to a loved one, you should be aware of the myths that exist…
What happens when you don’t have a Power of Attorney in place?
Contrary to popular belief, nobody has an automatic right to manage someone else’s finances, even if they are related, married…
Everything you need to know about Lasting Power of Attorneys
Record numbers of people are formally assigning emergency decision-making to those they trust with a Lasting Power of Attorney. 726,000…
Court of Protection rule on best interests contraceptive patch case
The recent case of The Hospital Trust and Miss V & Others [2017] EWCOP 20 before the Court of Protection…
