Anthony Fairweather > Clarke Willmott LLP > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Clarke Willmott LLP has ‘a fantastic Court of Protection team which has genuine expertise, strength in depth, and can cover contentious and non-contentious work’. It has the benefit of two panel deputies, Anthony Fairweather and Anne Minihane . Fairweather has been appointed as deputy for over 220 people, and specialises in the management of high-value personal injury awards arising from complex catastrophic injury in clinical negligence cases. He also handles a range of cases with cross-border elements, and acts as an expert witness in personal injury litigation. Minihane acts as a deputy for those who have acquired brain injury, had a diagnosis of dementia, stroke or other learning difficulties, as well as those with psychiatric illnesses. In addition, she has a substantial practice in applications to the court of protection for the recognition and/or enforcement of foreign orders.

Praised for their ‘preparedness to work collaboratively on more complex issues‘, Clarke Willmott LLP is a key port of call for clients seeking assistance with tax planning, estate administration, trust advice, and management and tax law. The practice is jointly chaired by Carol Cummins, noted for her experience of working with private clients, executors and trustees on complex estates with business and agricultural issues; Anthony Fairweather, who specialises in UK and international Court of Protection matters; and Emma Pope, who is noted for her work dealing with high-value estates.