Christine Cooper has been appointed a nominated judge of the Court of Protection. From this week, Christine will sit as a tier 1 judge hearing district judge level cases.
Joshua Swirsky is leaving chambers following his appointment as a full-time circuit judge. He takes up his role this month and will sit at Lewes Crown Court. Joshua was called to the Bar in 1987 and joined Field Court Chambers in 1988.
We are delighted to have been nominated in 2 categories for this year's Legal 500 UK Bar Awards. We have been shortlisted for Court of Protection and community care 'set of the year' and Joshua Swirsky has been shortlisted for Court of Protection and community care 'junior of the year'.
Rebecca Handcock acted for the local authority in Court of Protection proceedings about the safeguarding of a vulnerable young man. He had been removed from his supported living facility by family members in breach of court orders. The local authority had had safeguarding responsibility for the 22-year-old man, A after its social workers raised serious concerns about the quality of care given to him when his mother was looking after him.
We welcome applications from barristers with expertise in our core practice areas: Business, Employment, Family, Housing, Property, Public law and Court of Protection. Almost 50% of our members have at least one ranking in either Chambers and Partners or Legal 500, or in both.
Christine Cooper represented 2 attorneys for a woman with dementia (MAM) in Court of Protection proceedings brought by the Office of the Public Guardian. The Public Guardian had applied to revoke the attorneys’ lasting powers of attorney alleging they acted contrary to MAM’s best interests. Unusually the court ordered the Public Guardian to pay half the attorneys’ legal costs.
Tony Harrop-Griffiths has been instructed by the local authority in Court of Protection proceedings concerning Tony Hickmott since 2021. Although a placement has been found for Mr Hickmott, the court continues to keep his case under review.
Christine Cooper represented T, by her accredited legal representative, in a successful application for an order to be allowed a trial move home.