Applications for Deputyship

In the event that no Attorney has been appointed, and the person you care for lacks the capacity to manage their own affairs, it will be too late to make a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA).

The only way for someone to retain control over their affairs at this stage is for an application to be made to the Court of Protection by the person's family to give someone else. i.e. a Deputy, the authority to make these decisions.

The Deputy, who has to be over the age of 18, can be a family member(s) or a partner or a senior Solicitor at Downs, depending upon the circumstances.  Our private client lawyers are very experienced in this complicated area and can assist or advise as to how best to proceed where an independent deputy would be best placed to manage the affairs of the incapacitated person concerned.  

It is for this reason that we emphasise the making of an LPA where the individual can control whom is chosen to run their affairs.


Our Team

  • Amber O’Connor

    Amber O’Connor

    Partner

    Tel: +44 (0) 1306 502290

    Office: Dorking Office

    Email: Amber O’Connor

  • Mehboob Dharamsi

    Mehboob Dharamsi

    Partner

    Tel: +44 (0) 1932 588579

    Office: Cobham Office

    Email: Mehboob Dharamsi

  • Jenna Hopkins

    Jenna Hopkins

    Partner

    Tel: +44 (0) 1483 411525

    Office: Godalming Office

    Email: Jenna Hopkins

  • Diane Sumpter

    Diane Sumpter

    Senior Associate and Chartered Legal Executive

    Tel: +44 (0)1306 502235

    Office: Dorking Office

    Email: Diane Sumpter

  • Victoria Evans

    Victoria Evans

    Senior Associate Solicitor

    Tel: +44 (0) 1483 411512

    Office: Godalming Office

    Email: Victoria Evans

  • Elizabeth Muston

    Elizabeth Muston

    Associate Solicitor

    Tel: +44 (0)1306 502203

    Office: Dorking Office

    Email: Elizabeth Muston

  • Joanna Pashley

    Joanna Pashley

    Associate Solicitor

    Tel: +44 (0)1306 502959

    Office: Dorking Office

    Email: Joanna Pashley

  • Megan Lawless

    Megan Lawless

    Associate Solicitor

    Tel: +44 (0)1306 502326

    Office: Dorking Office

    Email: Megan Lawless

  • Lucy Whittam

    Lucy Whittam

    Associate Solicitor

    Tel: +44 (0) 1306 502962

    Office: Dorking Office

    Email: Lucy Whittam

  • Liz Dalgetty

    Liz Dalgetty

    Consultant Solicitor & Notary Public

    Tel: +44 (0) 1306 502251

    Office: Dorking Office

    Email: Liz Dalgetty

  • Tim Hughes

    Tim Hughes

    Consultant Solicitor

    Tel: +44 (0) 1306 502212

    Office: Dorking Office

    Email: Tim Hughes

  • Sarah Noake

    Sarah Noake

    Consultant Solicitor

    Tel: +44 (0) 1932 588568

    Office: Cobham Office

    Email: Sarah Noake