Advice and representation for vulnerable people and their relatives/carers in Community Care law.
Community Care
Our Community Care Solicitors provide advice and assistance to vulnerable people and relatives/carers on all aspects of Community Care Law.
Expert Community Care Solicitors
At GT Stewart, our expert Community Care Solicitors provide specialist legal advice and representation for clients and their families/carers across all areas of community care law. We guide individuals through complex legal processes with care, ensuring that their rights are protected.
Our team has extensive experience with Community Care matters, including challenging public body decisions through judicial review, advice on mental capacity and representation in health and welfare proceedings in the Court of Protection. We are committed to providing clear, strategic guidance, helping clients and their families/carers understand the legal process and the options available to them.
Experienced Community Care Lawyers
Our experienced Community Care Lawyers focus on practical representation at every stage of the legal process. We regularly act in challenges to public body decisions through judicial review, health and welfare matters in the Court of Protection, nearest relative displacement proceedings and human rights claims.
We work closely with clients and families/carers to ensure each case is prepared thoroughly and handled sensitively. With a compassionate, client-centred approach, our lawyers aim to achieve lawful, fair outcomes while supporting clients through what can be a challenging experience.
Community Care
We represent adults with disabilities who require support at home from social services, parents and young people regarding services from local authorities for children in need, care leavers and protected parties and relatives in health and welfare proceedings in the Court of Protection. We are frequently instructed by the Official Solicitor.
Our Community Care Solicitors can help you with:
Decisions, acts and omissions by public bodies which can be challenged by taking legal action through judicial review proceedings;
Complaints about public body’s and escalation of complaints to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman or Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman;
Advice and representation in health and welfare proceedings in the Court of Protection;
Advice on mental capacity and deprivations of liberty;
Advice and representation in nearest relative displacement proceedings.
We are often able to act at short notice and have experience in assisting clients with very complex issues.
Please do not hesitate to contact the team if you require urgent advice and assistance.
Funding Your Case
The vast majority of our legal advice is available entirely free of charge to clients through legal aid. Please see our funding page or contact us for more details.
Our Approach
We recognise that our clients are amongst the most vulnerable people in society. We pride ourselves on building a relationship of trust with each and every client and we always strive to achieve a positive outcome for our clients.
We aim to provide a flexible and tailored service, providing advice over telephone, email, and in person. The team regularly travels to see clients at care homes. Where appropriate, appointments can also be made to see a member of the team in one of our offices.
If you would like to discuss the work that we do further, please contact us on 0208 299 6000. Alternatively, you can make an online enquiry and we will respond at the earliest opportunity.
Why Choose GT Stewart?
Our Community Care team is comprised of dedicated and experienced Lawyers who are committed to providing the highest quality of advice and representation. The Community Care team operates from the City of London office.
Our Expert Lawyers are ready to Help
GT Stewart has established itself as a leading firm in the UK, specialising in both private cases and also Legal Aid work.
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Client Testimonials
“I’ve worked with GT Stewart since 2014 in relation to matters involving my brother. Over that time, I’ve dealt mainly with Rebecca Hill and, more recently, Tahmina Islam. Having that continuity has been invaluable. They know my brother, they know our family and they understand the history of the case, which means we haven’t had to start from scratch every few years. I’ve always found them professional, passionate and easy to deal with. When I’ve needed advice or had concerns, they’ve been available and have taken the time to understand what matters to us. Acting as my brother’s litigation friend comes with a huge responsibility and I have always felt that he has been well represented. The fact that I’ve continued to return to GT Stewart over the last 12 years probably says more than anything else I could write. I trust them to do right by my brother.”