Power of Attorney & Court of Protection

Power of Attorney

A Lasting Power of Attorney (`LPA`) is a legal document to appoint someone you trust to act as your attorney to manage your affairs if you become unable to do so yourself.

There are two different types:

• A Property & Financial Affairs LPA to assist you with managing your property and financial matters.
• A Health & Welfare LPA to allow your attorney to make decisions on your behalf in respect of your health and care.

We can discuss your particular requirements and arrange to register the LPA with the Office of the Public Guardian.

Appointments* can be offered at our Tamworth office, or at home for your convenience.

*During the COVID-19 restrictions, we can prepare your lasting power of attorney remotely and discuss by telephone or video conference and arrange for your lasting power of attorney to be completed while respecting the social distancing guidelines

For more information, to arrange an appointment, or for a no-obligation telephone discussion please call: 01827 311411

Areas of specialism:

• General powers of attorney
• Lasting powers of attorney for finance & property
• Lasting powers of attorney for health & welfare
• Acting as certificate provider
• Registration with the Office of the Public Guardian
• Providing solicitor-certified copies of LPA
• Registration of enduring powers of attorney

Court of Protection

The Court of Protection is a specialist court to help with decision making for people who are unable to make decisions for themselves.

An application to the Court of Protection maybe necessary to appoint a deputy to act for you.

Our specialist lawyers can provide advice on mental capacity issues and how to apply to the Court of Protection. We assist deputies with their management duties and obligations and complete annual accounts to the Public Guardian.

We can obtain orders to allow a deputy to manage bank accounts and arrange for the sale of property.

Partner and solicitor Tony Illsley acts as a court-appointed deputy if there is no family member or trusted friend to carry out this role.

For more information and to arrange an appointment, or for a no-obligation telephone discussion please call 01827 311411.

Areas of specialism:

• Advising potential deputies
• Applying to the Court of Protection
• Obtaining supporting medical evidence of capacity
• Obtaining deputyship orders
• Online security bonding arrangements
• Trusteeship orders
• Annual accounts for Public Guardian
• Statutory wills