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The London Borough of Enfield v Matrix Deputies Ltd & Anor [2018] EWCOP 22 (Matrix No2) sets down important guidance on the practice to be followed when an application is made to the Court of Protection to call in a deputy security bond where it is said that there has been a loss to the estate of an incapacitated person. It builds on previous guidance from the court in Re Gladys Meek and sets out what evidence the COP will expect to see and the process to be followed. The judgment also looks at the entitlement of COP deputies to raise fees for their role and at what rates clarifying a number of areas of contention first highlighted in the…
News 25 Sep, 2018
Outer Temple Chambers is proud to have been shortlisted in the category of ‘Chambers of the Year’ at the 2018/19 STEP Private Client Awards. A winner will be nominated for each category and all winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on the 7th November 2018. We congratulate our barristers in the Private Client team for this great achievement and wish them the best of luck.
News 6 Aug, 2018
We are delighted to announce that David E Grant has been approved as full member of STEP by their Membership Committee. This further strengthens the Outer Temple Private Client team and our presence within STEP – joining Outer Temple Members David Russell QC – current Deputy Chair of STEP Worldwide, Claire van Overdijk – listed by the 12th STEP Private Client Awards 2017/18 as a Panel Expert, and Jennifer Seaman. STEP is the global professional association for practitioners who specialise in family inheritance and succession planning. The primary purpose of the organisation is to improve public understanding of the issues families face in relation to inheritance and succession planning and promote education and high professional standards among members. David’s appointment…
News 15 May, 2018
Claire van Overdijk represents the Public Guardian in Court of Protection proceedings setting down new guidance on the appointment of trust corporations as property and affairs deputies. The Court of Protection has handed down an important judgment in the matter of: Various Incapacitated Persons and the Appointment of Trust Corporations as Deputies [2018] EWCOP 3. This sets down guidance for trust corporations that apply to the Court for appointment as deputy for incapacitated persons. As identified in the judgment, there is presently no system in place as between the Court, the Office of the Public Guardian (PG) and the Ministry of Justice’s approved bond supplier on which the Court can rely as to the suitability of a trust corporation for…
News 30 Jan, 2018
The Court of Protection has published judgment in the case of The Public Guardian v Matrix Deputies Ltd & London Borough of Enfield [2017] EWCOP 14, which concerns 44 individuals whose property and affairs were either already managed by a court-appointed deputy, or were the subject of an application for such appointment. The common link between all individuals was the involvement in their property and affairs of Matrix Deputies Limited (a professional deputyship firm) or persons who worked for that organisation. The Public Guardian made a number of applications, which together sought as follows: the discharge of all appointments of Matrix Deputies Ltd, and its nominated officers as property and affairs deputy; the refusal of any pending applications; and the…
News 6 Sep, 2017
We are pleased to announce that Claire van Overdijk has been listed by the 12th STEP Private Client Awards 2017/18 as a Panel Expert. Claire has been nominated to assist in selection of the Charity Team of the Year. Her private client practice includes expertise in contentious probate, family provision claims and trusts. In the mental capacity context, Claire advises in relation to LPA/EPAs, deputy applications, gift and statutory will applications and removal/substitution of P as trustee. This year’s STEP Private Client Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday 6 September 2017 at the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel in London. To read more about the Awards, please click here.
News 10 Apr, 2017
We are delighted to announce that Claire van Overdijk has joined Chambers. Claire is a public law specialist and private clients (trusts and estates) barrister, with expertise in private international law. She was appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel on 1 September 2016 following two years on the C Panel. Her extensive experience in mental capacity law and the Court of Protection has allowed her to establish a dual practice with specialisms in the health/welfare and property/financial affairs jurisdictions of the court. Claire is the first and currently the only practitioner at the Bar to date to be recognised as a leader in both areas of the COP’s jurisdiction and is a welcome addition to our Public law and Commercial &…
News 14 Mar, 2017
