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.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Ryan Mowat is an absolutely stand-out individual and his versatility in being able to adapt to the demands of various sorts of litigation is impressive. He leads by example and has the support of a keen, bright and incredibly dedicated team'.
‘The Court of Protection team brings a wealth of experience to cases with a mixed property and affairs and health and welfare aspect. In particular, the team's experience in managing deputyships and associated care issues is particularly impressive'.
‘Jemma Garside is genuine Court of Protection specialist with in-depth knowledge of all manner of property and affairs and health and welfare applications and is very good at client management'.
‘This is a team which is clearly really passionate about protecting the interests of their clients. Simon Hardy is a very sensible Deputy, with his clients' best interests at heart'.
‘Anita Gill is understanding, kind and pragmatic. Her ability to handle complex family dynamics is second to none and she is a credit to her firm, profession and the Court of Protection'.
‘Simon Hardy is very capable and is very client focused. He is very understanding and respects and empowers clients whenever possible. Simon is very client focused and understands the need to keep costs down whenever possible. He nevertheless will endeavour to go the extra mile'.
‘Ryan Mowat is a brilliant litigator. He is completely unflappable, has a mastery of tactics and strategy, and has an eye for the most important point in a case. Clients love him'.
‘Anita Gill has vast experience, is fastidious and hard-working and provides confidence to clients. First rate'.
Lawyers
Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Kingsley Napley LLP
Simon is the Head of the Court of Protection team and he has specialised in the property and financial affairs jurisdiction of the Court for over 15 years.
His main role is as a professional Deputy but he also advises on all types of Court of Protection cases with a particular interest in complex cerebral palsy and brain injury cases and (often contested) statutory will or gift applications. He also specialises in the creation and administration of Personal Injury trusts and acting as a professional Trustee. He has many years’ experience of working alongside and supporting litigation lawyers in medical negligence and personal injury cases, including the preparation of expert witness statements in support when necessary.
Kingsley Napley LLP
Ryan is a Partner in Kingsley Napley's Dispute Resolution team, where he leads the highly rated Contentious Trusts and Probate team. He frequently acts in high value and complex litigation, particularly involving trusts and estates. Ryan’s cases often involve allegations of fraud and serious wrongdoing and many of his clients have a public profile. He has enjoyed notable successes in the Supreme Court in the cases of Ivey v Genting Casinos (2017) and Crown Prosecution Service v Aquila Advisory (2021). Ryan also acts in disputes in the Court of Protection and many of his cases are multi-jurisdictional.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Simon Hardy