Paul Ashwell

Court of Protection

Paul deals with Court of Protection cases in the area of property and affairs. Often these cases are linked to claims in the Chancery Division about the appointment and removal of trustees, lifetime gifts and wills made under undue influence and the administration of estates of which Paul has a wealth of experience.

Selected Cases

• Whether the donor had mental capacity she executed a power of attorney.
• Successfully applying for a statutory will to address the ademption of a gift and also change the formula to provide for equal division of the residuary estate taking into account changed values of assets after sale of home to pay care home fees.
• Contested registration of power of attorney.
• Whether an inheritance received by young man who had suffered head injuries in a car accident should be used to reduce the mortgage loan of his carer.