Eddie Fardell
Partner/Head of Court of Protection
Specialism and expertise
Achievements and other appointments
Eddie was one of the first professionals to be appointed to the Court of Protection Professional Deputies Panel. He is often referred work direct by the Court and regularly appears before the Senior Judge of the Court of Protection. He receives many instructions to act as an expert witness in Court of Protection matters by other firms of solicitors, including instructions to act as a joint expert.
Eddie regularly speaks at seminars on Court of Protection and related issues. He has been a member of the former Public Guardianship Office Professional Receivers Forum since 2003 and is now a member of the Court User Group.
Profile
Eddie joined Thomson Snell & Passmore in 1976 and became a partner in 1990. Eddie has concentrated on building up the firm's Court of Protection practice and the firm is now widely considered to be one of the leading players in the field with a large and dedicated team specifically dealing with this area of law.
He now acts as the Court of Protection Deputy in over one hundred cases. In particular, he acts for many clients who have suffered a brain injury, usually as a result of an accident, and is therefore instrumental in handling high value damages claims. Eddie heads up the Court of Protection team and works closely with our Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury team.