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Russell-Cooke LLP continues to build on its excellent reputation for complex cross-border mental capacity work, and has increasingly been advising on welfare-related matters, while the contentious side of the practice also remains busy. The group often helps on urgent cases where there has been financial abuse. Gareth Ledsham covers the full range of contested mental capacity issues regarding property and financial affairs and is additionally dealing with an increased caseload of disputed welfare matters. Rita Bhargava administers and manages the financial affairs of vulnerable clients. Bhargava has a particular emphasis on those who suffer from neurological conditions, and various forms of dementia. She also manages personal injury trusts for those with brain acquired injuries. Tiggy Hawkesworth has a varied workload – she has advised on contested statutory will applications, as well as on attorney/deputy disputes.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Gareth Ledsham has an exceptional knowledge of contentious mental capacity law and contentious post death work. He is a good leader and has a strong team who respect him.’

  • ‘Gareth Ledsham is very committed to taking Mental Capacity practice forward and does a lot of policy work.’

  • ‘Excellent team - good people to work with - the team seems to have grown substantially in the past few years.’

  • ‘Broad range of expertise; deals with complex Court of Protection work including contested and non-contested applications, cross-border matters and for clients with a variety of impairments.’

  • ‘Gareth Ledsham is a pragmatic and reasonable solicitor to work with; keeping the person with the impairment at the heart of the issue. He has a solid and deep understanding of mental capacity law.' 

  • ‘Russell-Cooke is one of the market leaders for Court of Protection work. They have huge experience in this area and their work is of the highest quality.’

Practice head

Gareth Ledsham

Other key lawyers

Rita Bhargava; Tiggy Hawkesworth