Anita Gill > Kingsley Napley LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Kingsley Napley LLP ‘has a hugely experienced Court of Protection team, which complements its contentious trusts and probate team admirably’. The team, which is led by Simon Hardy primarily focuses on property and affairs matters. Its expertise also now covers health and welfare matters, including decisions regarding care arrangements, personal welfare deputyships and public funding for care. It has a caseload of over 120 regular deputyships and trusteeships. The majority of its clients lack capacity due to a catastrophic brain injury. It has also expanded into the elderly client market through Anita Gill’s role as a court of protection approved panel deputy. The team excels in contentious Court of Protection work too, particularly where there are cases involving serious allegations of fraud and financial abuse. Ryan Mowat is adept at handling these cases. Senior associate Jemma Garside is well regarded.

James Ward heads the team at Kingsley Napley LLP. Over the past few years, Ward’s focus has been on business owners needing advice on their business succession or on the protection of their business interests. In addition, he is  a trustee of a number of significant trusts and advises a wide range of family businesses on a variety of succession issues. Anita Gill is another key figure who helps individuals who have lost capacity and is often asked to act as an executor. Laura Harper is now a consultant and has a keen focus on international succession planning.