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Expert witness service
With some of the most experienced Court of Protection lawyers in the country on our team, we can offer a fast, accurate expert witness service to personal injury and clinical negligence lawyers acting on behalf of claimants or defendants.
Accurately assessing damages relating to future Court of Protection costs is important whether you are acting for a claimant or defendant. We can provide the following expert witness services:
- Provide expert witness statements for claimant lawyers outlining the professional fees
- Court of Protection costs likely to be incurred – whether a lay or professional deputy is to be appointed
- Provide expert witness statements for defendant lawyers that assess and comment on the reasonableness of a claim for professional fees and Court of Protection costs
- Prepare informal assessments and expert witness reports on Court of Protection costs for defendant lawyers, where formal statements for service are not required
- Act as a joint expert for either claimant or defendant
- Attend court to provide evidence.
How we can help
We have one of the largest dedicated Court of Protection & deputyship teams in the country. We offer an efficient, personal and tailored service of a quality that few firms undertaking this work are able to provide.
Our team of highly regarded Court of Protection lawyers, based in Kent, have many years of experience between us, and we regularly receive direct referrals from other solicitors, barristers and professionals.
We provide straightforward, practical advice and have the skills and experience to ensure that the right decisions are made. We liaise with family, friends and care professionals and handle each situation with a high level of care and sensitivity
We have particular experience in dealing with issues related to brain and birth injuries and managing large personal injury or clinical negligence awards. We work closely with our specialist Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence teams. We also manage the affairs of many elderly clients with dementia.
Our specialist team of Court of Protection lawyers can help to:
- Explain the Court of Protection rules and options and guide you through the entire process
- Help you apply to have a deputy appointed for a relative or friend
- Act as a deputy for you, a relative or friend who lacks capacity
- Help existing deputies make applications (e.g. for gifts, wills and property transactions)
- Offer practical legal advice in your later life
- Prepare a Lasting Power of Attorney and advice donors and attorneys
- Set up a personal injury trust
- Act in contentious litigation situations e.g. where an application is contested
- Act as an expert witness for litigation lawyers when considering past and future professional costs.
Accreditations & awards
The outstanding team at Thomson Snell & Passmore continues to advise on complex capacity issues. It is renowned for its expertise in property and affairs cases, especially involving high-value catastrophic injury claims. Brian Bacon, who has been described as a ‘legend in this field’ is regularly instructed to act as an expert witness by leading personal injury and clinical negligence firms, case managers and leading silks. – The Legal 500 2026