Property and financial affairs deputies must cooperate with Court of Protection welfare proceedings | Practical Law

Property and financial affairs deputies must cooperate with Court of Protection welfare proceedings | Practical Law

In welfare proceedings relating to care arrangements for Mrs P, the Court of Protection (COP) removed a firm of solicitors as property and financial affairs deputy because they had not acted in Mrs P's best interests and did not recognise the importance of cooperating with COP proceedings concerning her residence and welfare (Mrs P v Rochdale Borough Council and another [2016] EWCOP B1).

Property and financial affairs deputies must cooperate with Court of Protection welfare proceedings

Practical Law UK Legal Update Case Report w-003-2190 (Approx. 3 pages)

Property and financial affairs deputies must cooperate with Court of Protection welfare proceedings

by Practical Law Private Client
Published on 25 Aug 2016 • England, Wales
In welfare proceedings relating to care arrangements for Mrs P, the Court of Protection (COP) removed a firm of solicitors as property and financial affairs deputy because they had not acted in Mrs P's best interests and did not recognise the importance of cooperating with COP proceedings concerning her residence and welfare (Mrs P v Rochdale Borough Council and another [2016] EWCOP B1).