Charterhouse
NORTHWEST CONSORTIUM EXPERTISE
Areas of Work
Adult Social Care
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Representation and advice in matters including Welfare
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Finances
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Medical Treatment Decisions
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Deprivation of Liberty
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Advice in conference and at round table meetings
Childcare
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Abuse (sexual, physical, emotional)
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Neglect
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Non-accidental Injury
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Designation
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Adoption
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Deprivation of Liberty
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Secure Accommodation
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Death of a Child
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FGM
Civil Litigation
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General Common Law
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Breach of Contract
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Supply of Goods and Services
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Personal Injury (defending and claiming on behalf of those in care)
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Negligence
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Injury
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Debt
Education​
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SEND early advice and case triage
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Mediation
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Human Rights Act
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Tribunals
Housing
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Commercial and Residential Property
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Leashold Disputes
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Forfeiture
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Charging Orders
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Planning
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Infrastructer
Inquests
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Accidents at work, including suffocation
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Deaths in care including allegations of neglect
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Deaths under Local Authority supervision
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Allegations of assault/battery whilst in care
Inquests
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Deaths in Care including allegations of neglect
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Deaths under Local Authority Supervision
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Accidents at work
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Advocacy
Charterhouse barristers appear in courts daily. Our barristers appear in all levels of courtroom helping clients to present their cases to judges in England and Wales.
Advising
Advice in writing or in conference to explain legal implications, process and potential outcomes.
Drafting
Drafting court documents, schedules, advices, contracts.
how we can help
Specialisms
Within or in addition to our practice areas.
Court of Protection
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The Court of Protection is used when a conflict arises between views of those looking after a 'protected' party.
This can traverse different types of law, and the COP team at Charterhouse Chambers works in the Court of Protection in both family and civil law in particular.
Our team can provide representation and advice in matters including Welfare, Finances, Medical Treatment Decisions and Deprivation of Liberty in conference and at round table meetings as well as at court. Charterhouse barristers represent individuals, Local Authorities and the Official Solicitor.
Charterhouse barristers understand that being involved in a COP case can seem a daunting and confusing prospect.
Whether you are an individual protecting the interests of a loved one or working for a Local Authority the burden of seeking to protect the best interests of another may seem daunting.
Our barristers aim to help simplify the whole Court of Protection process and help lift that burden by comprehensively advising and ensuring that you are fully involved in best-interest decisions.
Early involvement including drafting paperwork and giving robust practical advice at an early stage is seen as essential.
All of our COP team are available to give advice and drafting from the very earliest stages of the COP process and aim to see the case through to any final hearing or follow-up hearings as required.
We also have experience of assisting in the financial management of high-value damages or settlements managed by the Court of Protection.
We welcome enquiries at all stages and our barristers are happy to give formal or informal advice at short notice.
We also fully appreciate the necessity for swift turnaround of paperwork [threshold or framework] within days, and round-table meetings are accommodated quickly.
Charterhouse barristers are experienced in the following COP areas:
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Children;
Adult;
Administration of financial settlements, income/periodic payments, deputy appointment;
Places of residence;
Administration of medical treatment;
Life support decisions;
Children where Deprivation of Liberty orders result in COP involvement;
Korsakoff Syndrome cases;
Injury;
Congenital disorder;
NHS Trust disputes.
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