At BHP we have a team specialising in working with people who do not have the capacity to manage their financial affairs or health decisions for themselves.
This is often known as "Court of Protection" work.
At BHP we have a team specialising in working with people who do not have the capacity to manage their financial affairs or health decisions for themselves.
This is often known as "Court of Protection" work.
We work closely with our client and their close family and friends to make sure they are properly looked after and their assets are kept safe.
Our solicitors are nationally known as being experts in this area of law so if you, or someone you know, has issues in relation to their mental capacity, please contact the team and we will do all we can to help.
If you would like to have a chat about your options or how we may be able to help you, please contact a member of the team, complete our call back form or contact us directly at your local office.
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Your Court Of Protection Team
Partner
Karen Stephanie Pratt is an equity partner and is head of the Court of Protection team. After being admitted as a solicitor in 1986, Karen became…
Partner
Sapna previously worked as a mental health paralegal for Thaliwal Bridge solicitors, in Leicester. She obtained a LSC funded training contract, then worked…
Solicitor
Helen joined BHP Law in 2014 working within the Personal Injury team, progressing from paralegal to trainee solicitor and subsequently qualified Solicitor…
Solicitor
Simone joined BHP Law in June 2016 during the course of her MLaw Exempting degree at Northumbria University. In the first semester of her final year,…
Solicitor
Melanie qualified as a solicitor in September 2019 at the age of 43. Previously, Melanie was employed as a Court of Protection Paralegal at Gateshead…
Solicitor
Zoey was admitted as a solicitor in 2021 after securing her masters degree in Law from Northumbria University. In 2017, Zoey worked at TLW Solicitors…
Paralegal
Emma qualified as a paralegal and completed her police station accreditation before joining BHP Law’s Court of Protection team. …
Trainee Legal Executive
Lisa began her legal career with BHP Law in November 2003 when she joined the personal injury department in a secretarial/support role to assist three…
Trainee Legal Executive
Abi studied law at A-Level and went on to successfully complete an apprenticeship in Business Administration. She joined BHP in 2018 as a secretary in…
Apprentice Solicitor
Ellie joined us in September 2020 as an apprentice solicitor in our Court of Protection team, alongside studying at Northumbria University one day per…
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