Ranked as a set for Court of Protection: health and welfare and community care expertise- Legal 500 2026.

'Field Court Chambers has a solid track record in advising on complex Court of Protection cases involving deprivation of liberty and personal welfare matters.' Legal 500 2026

' a strong focus on Court of Protection work, with an impressive breadth of experience across its members.' Legal 500 2026

Our barristers are instructed in some of the leading public law and Court of Protection cases.

We are recognised for our work in:

Court of Protection cases – advising on local authority safeguarding duties, deprivation of liberty, personal welfare applications (if it is in someone’s best interests to live at home or in a care setting), serious medical treatment applications, applications concerning vulnerable adults under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and under the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction. eg D (A Child) [2018] UKSC 64 in which the Supreme Court considered the conditions for a deprivation of liberty of a 16 or 17-year-old as well as judicial review and habeas corpus applications by/on behalf of detained patients
community care matters such as age assessments related to asylum-seekers and local authority charges and judicial reviews - eg considering the relationship between the Care Act 2014 and the Housing Act 1996 which have important financial and other implications for everyone involved
inquests and inquiries: often representing local authorities in Article 2 inquests where they or their agents are alleged to have failed to protect the deceased; and public inquiries such as the Covid Inquiry into the UK's response to and impact of the pandemic and the Brook House Inquiry into the mistreatment of detainees at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre
leading election and governance cases – eg the longest election petition trial for a century in which a High Court judgment was secured voiding the election of Lutfur Rahman as London Borough of Tower Hamlets mayor.

As a multidisciplinary set of chambers, our clients benefit from our expertise in related areas such as property, business, family and housing law.

Alternative dispute resolution

We have experienced Court of Protection and community care barristers who are also accredited mediators. Our mediator barristers facilitate discussions in what are often highly emotional disputes between family members and local authorities or NHS bodies.

Using mediation and advocacy skills in roundtable meetings or without prejudice discussions, our barristers help the parties explore practical solutions to achieve a way forward in the best interests of the vulnerable person.

Members of the group have written books on specialist public law & Court of Protection-related topics: