What a fascinating case. Luckily the judgement fell in Ms Brassington's favour, but imagine the fallout if it didn't. Acting as a professional deputy is already a hard task with low rates of pay, it is a shame this case even came about. bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/…

Senior Paralegal Ellie Adams is taking part in the Reading Legal Walk, a 10km walk in September to raise funds for advice agencies in and around Reading. If anyone would like to join the walk or consider donating then the link is below. Good luck Ellie! londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/boyes-turne…

Wonderful words from Ruth Meyer, explaining one of the many positive reasons why she practices Court of Protection work. linkedin.com/posts/ruthmeye…

What a great listen, thank you Warners Solicitors for sharing such an interesting podcast! warners-solicitors.co.uk/podcast-court-…

The Boyes Turner podcast dives into the complex and often overlooked realm of burns and scarring rehabilitation. Join Claire Roantree and Christine Sharp as they shed light on the challenges faced by people who have experienced burns and scarring ow.ly/2N0E50PaBPn

Have you signed up to support One Punch Awareness Week? onepunch.org.uk/awarenessweek

The decision in the case of CCC v Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust [2023] underlines the importance of knowing your client and being satisfied you have the requisite knowledge and skills to be appointed as their Deputy. tinyurl.com/CCCvNHS

Congratulations to our Senior Paralegal, Ellie, for being elected as the National Representative for the Junior Lawyers Division for Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire (JLD BB&O)! If you would like to join the JLD in BBO, then sign up here: bbojld.com/contact/

The new COP3 form is now live. It has been updated to reflect the correct ordering of the capacity test and to clarify that the primary requirement for assessing capacity is competence The walkthrough from Alex Ruck Keene Alex Ruck Keene is linked below: tinyurl.com/newcopform

The Summer edition of our COP & Community Care newsletter is here! You can listen to 3PB’s CoP podcast, as well as learning about child trust funds, the meaning behind the term ‘best interests’, and a team member’s experiences of distance learning. tinyurl.com/4ems64t4

It's great to see senior associate James & paralegal Daisy receive praise from clients: '...quick to respond to emails and would keep in touch regularly...I am very pleased we used their services and would not hesitate to use them again if I needed to in the future.' Well done!

Congratulations to senior associate Sue and senior paralegal Ellie for being amongst the top authors list on Lexology last week! Links to both articles: Sue's article: lexology.com/library/detail… Ellie's article: lexology.com/library/detail…

Congratulations to Senior Associate Sue Clark for successfully completing the SFE OCLP course. Sue is now accredited by Solicitors for the Elderly Older Client Law in Practice, which covers older and vulnerable clients. Well done Sue! boyesturner.com/our-people/sue…

Congratulations to our Senior Paralegal, Ellie, on gaining her Professional Diploma in Law and Practice! She can now call herself an Associate of CILEx, congratulations! boyesturner.com/our-people/ell…

Members of our team are delighted to be taking part in the 10km Reading Legal Walk; to raise money for legal advice agencies for vulnerable people in the area. londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/boyes-turne… If you would like to donate then please click the link and visit our fundraising page.

Last week we said goodbye to paralegal Tom Green. We wish nothing but the best for Tom on his new venture, it's been a pleasure working with him and we will miss everything he bought to the team. Best of luck, Tom!

On Saturday members of our team, Alexander & Ellie, & colleagues from our Medical Negligence & Employment teams, joined Reading Pride together. It is reported that it was a fantastic day celebrating love, inclusivity, equality, family, & community. Boyes Turner Stands with Pride.

Not long to go before #OnePunchAwarenessWeek a week long event we want your help and spread the word check out our website for more information onepunch.org.uk/awarenessweek How is your workplace getting involved pop your answer below

Good luck to Senior Paralegal Ellie and Associate Dani who are taking part in the Reading Legal Walk this evening to raise money for advocacy for those who need it most, supported by London Legal Support Trust . Enjoy the 10km! londonlegalsupporttrust.org.uk/our-events/wal… #Reading