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JMW Solicitors LLP Offices

JMW Solicitors LLP
1 BYROM PLACE
SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
M3 3HG
England
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Megan Christie-Copeland

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0161 507 1057   [email protected]

Work Department

Court of Protection

Position

Megan joined JMW in September 2020 as Partner and Head of Court of Protection (COP). She acts as deputy, trustee and attorney and is also a director of JMW Trust Corporation Limited. Megan manages one of the largest and fastest-growing COP teams in the country. 

 

She also:

  • Handles the team’s most complex cases (10% pro bono) involving multi-million-pound estates, international assets, contested legal proceedings and fraud allegations. 
  • Supports clients with the most profound disabilities, reduced life expectancy and challenging behaviours. She builds trust with clients, their families and their support network.
  • Provides free training/seminars to care providers, local authorities and charities, promoting awareness and collaboration to support vulnerable children/adults. 

Career

  • 2020 – present – JMW – Partner and Head of Court of Protection
  • 2018 – 2020 – Linder Myers – Principal lawyer and Head of Court of Protection
  • 2015 – 2018 – Linder Myers – Associate Solicitor
  • 2012 – 2014 – Irwin Mitchell – Solicitor
  • 2010 – 2012 – Pannone Solicitors – Trainee Solicitor

Memberships

Megan actively lobbies for best practice and legal change and is an active, voluntary member of professional bodies including:

  • Court of Protection Practitioners’ Association (CoPPA)
  • Court User Group (CUG)
  • Founding member of the Professional Deputies Forum (PDF)
  • Public Authority Deputies Support Network (PADSN)
  • Association of Public Authority Deputies (APAD)

 

She’s also been a member of numerous committees including:

  • Manchester Young Solicitor Group (MYSG) – Director of Sponsorship and Events
  • Sale Town Partnership – Chair

Education

  • 2009-2010 – Manchester College of Law
  • 2008-2009 – University of Melbourne
  • 2006-2009 – University of Manchester

Lawyer Rankings

North West > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate

(Leading partners)

Megan Christie-Copeland – JMW Solicitors LLP

JMW Solicitors LLP in Manchester provides specialist private client advice to high and ultra-high-net-worth clients, with particular expertise in family investment companies, trust planning, and restructuring, and cases involving multi-jurisdictional assets. The firm also has a knowledgeable Court of Protection group that handles all types of deputyship issues, including local authority cases, investigations, and expert witness work. The practice is co-led by the ‘fantastic’ Joe Cobb, who is an expert in providing tax, estate, and succession planning advice to clients, and particularly to owner-managed businesses and corporate vehicles, and Megan Christie-Copeland, who heads the Court of Protection department and ‘has expert knowledge in the best practice around deputyships’. Other notable practitioners include the ‘knowledgeable, highly responsive and very client focused‘ Andrew Cusworth, who specialises in a broad range of work relating to individuals who lack mental capacity, and Rebecca Brown, who advises on all aspects of mental capacity work.’

London > Private client > Court of protection

JMW Solicitors LLP has a large and specialist team which handles all types of deputyship cases. It regularly works on a large volume of local authority cases, panel matters, and cross-border issues. In addition, it receives a steady flow of  expert witness work for both claimants and defendants. The group is often called upon by the Court, OPG, and other clients (including over 65 local authorities) to advise on a broad array of matters. Megan Christie-Copeland and Kiran Vasudeva jointly head the practice.

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