Lin Whitehead, Partner & Head of Private Client, is one of just a few Panel Deputies appointed by the Court of Protection and is a Panel Deputy covering the Norfolk and Suffolk area. Lin acts for a number of clients who lack the capacity to manage their own affairs, ranging from those who have suffered acquired brain injuries, to clients who have severe dementia or learning disabilities.

Panel Deputies are highly specialised, recommended professional Deputies which the Office of the Public Guardian and the Court of Protection will refer to in complex cases or where there is nobody close to the client or willing to act. Deputies are supervised by the Office of the Public Guardian and professional Deputies are subject to a strict set of standards, meaning that they always act in the client’s best interests.

To see the list of Court appointed Panel Deputies, click here.