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We help people who are vulnerable because of their lack of mental capacity or young age to take advantage of the services offered by the justice system. This helps them to avoid being socially excluded. OSPT works with the Ministry...
Instructions to help solicitors when instructed by the Official Solicitor.
Guidance for solicitors about appointing the Official Solicitor as litigation friend for someone lacking the capacity to conduct family proceedings.
We help people who are vulnerable because of their lack of mental capacity or young age to take advantage of the services offered by the justice system. This helps them to avoid being socially excluded.
Sarah Castle has been appointed as the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee and took up her post on 4 July 2019. Sarah is the first women to be appointed to the role of OS. Sarah undertook articles with Kent County...
Form for solicitors to provide additional information about a protected party, if the Official Solicitor is asked to be a litigation friend.
Booklet on how the Official Solicitor can help if you're under 18 or unable to make your own decisions in a legal case.
Guidance for legal professionals about appointing the Official Solicitor in healthcare and personal welfare matters in the Court of Protection.
Guidance for legal professionals about the appointment of the Official Solicitor in proceedings around property and financial matters in the Court of Protection.
Form to assess whether a party has capacity to conduct legal proceedings.
Form (with practice note) for solicitors to use if a child may have a damages claim against the local authority after care proceedings.
How to make a complaint about a service provided by the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee (OSPT), including what we are unable to investigate.
Privacy notices for processing personal data.
Janet Ilett has been a Deputy Official Solicitor since September 2012 and a senior lawyer since 2006. She is currently Head of the Court of Protection: Healthcare and Welfare team. Her previous roles include: Government Legal Service lawyer for the...
Reports of the work of the Official Solicitor and the Public Trustee, and of its accounts, summing up the office's business interests.
How to make a complaint about the Official Solicitor and Public Trustee’s service.
Elaine Brown has been a Deputy Official Solicitor since October 2014. She is currently Head of the Court of Protection Property and Affairs team, and advises the Official Solicitor’s and the Public Trustee’s Trust and Deputy Services team. Her previous...
Questionnaire to help the Official Solicitor understand the issues involved when acting for a parent lacking litigation capacity.
Alastair Pitblado was the Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts (appointed November 2006) and the Public Trustee (appointed October 2016). Although Alastair held both statutory offices, they remain legally separate. Alastair sadly died in office after a serious illness on...
Apply to act for someone in court - litigation friends for children and people who cannot act for themselves because they lack the mental capacity
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