Brian Bacon

Partner

Specialisms and expertise

Brian has 14 years of experience in Private Client practice, specialising in Court of Protection work. He has particular interest and experience in administering the finances of those who suffer from incapacity due to an acquired brain injury, or injury suffered at birth. His experience includes:

• acting as a professional Deputy appointed by the Court of Protection
• acting for parties (both applicants and respondents) in Court of Protection proceedings, including contested and non-contested Deputyship and statutory will applications
• working with both claimants and defendants in complex personal injury and clinical negligence cases where the claimant lacks capacity, in the provision of expert advice on the role of a Deputy and the costs involved
• dealing with a large number of estates, ranging from small to a number of multi-million pound estates.

Past and present projects

• Brian has spoken at seminars for a number of charities, such as MENCAP, Kith & Kids, Centre 404 and SCAMPPS on making testamentary provision for beneficiaries with learning difficulties.
• Leading seminars at the 2010 and 2011 Annual Conferences of the Private Client Section of the Law Society. He has also been invited back to lead a seminar at the 2012 Annual Conference.
• Speaking at the 2011 Annual Conference of Headfirst, a firm of specialist brain injury Case Managers, on factors that can effect Court of Protection costs
• Commissioned to write on Court of Protection practice and issues for the Law Society's Private Client Section magazine, e-bulletins for Title Research, a firm of specialist genealogists, and to contribute to a blog for the Private Client Adviser magazine and website.

What his clients say

• “Thank you to you and all your colleagues who have work on this case, and for the helpful way in which you have always dealt with us. We are very impressed with your firm” Father of a woman with autism, following a Court of Protection application.
• “We will keep you and your firm in mind for all of our UK needs. I can speak for (my colleagues) that the quality of your work has been outstanding” - US lawyer.
• “Thank you so much for your hard work so efficiently done…You have been very patient and unfailingly kind with all the queries flung at you by us” - Family member.

Achievements and other appointments

• Brian has spoken at seminars for a number of charities, such as MENCAP, Kith & Kids, Centre 404 and SCAMPPS on making testamentary provision for beneficiaries with learning difficulties.
• Leading seminars at the 2010 and 2011 Annual Conferences of the Private Client Section of the Law Society. He has also been invited back to lead a seminar at the 2012 Annual Conference.
• Speaking at the 2011 Annual Conference of Headfirst, a firm of specialist brain injury Case Managers, on factors that can effect Court of Protection costs
• Commissioned to write on Court of Protection practice and issues for the Law Society's Private Client Section magazine, e-bulletins for Title Research, a firm of specialist genealogists, and to contribute to a blog for the Private Client Adviser magazine and website. Recent blog posts include:
  • Professional deputies have a valuable role to play, dealing with the question of who should be appointed as deputy to manage damages awarded to someone who has an acquired brain injury or suffered a birth trauma.
  • The good old days of the Court of Protection, about the changes resulting from the The Mental Capacity Act 2005.

Profile

Brian joined the firm in 2000. He became a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives in 2003. He went on to complete his training whilst working, to qualify as a solicitor in 2006. He was promoted to Partner in 2011. Brian is a full member of Solicitors for the Elderly and a member of the Law Society's Private Client Section.