The COPcast: Court of Protection (COP) and Medical Negligence crossover

Lucy Taylor and Rebecca Bristow from The COPcast join Amy Greaves and Sharon Banga from the Shoosmiths serious injury team on their podcast to discuss circumstances and cases where the practice areas of medical negligence and the Court of Protection (COP) overlap.

The episode hopes to provide valuable insight into how these two practice areas often collaborate on complex claims to the benefit of our clients.  

This episode covers:

• Types of cases where Clin neg / COP typically work together
• Information about the role of COP and how they operate / can assist medical negligence litigation
• Insight into the relationship with COP from a claimant solicitor perspective
• Benefit of a deputyship / trust  to the client and family of a minor or protected party in certain medical negligence claims  

The COPcast is brought to you by the Court of Protection team at UK law firm Shoosmiths. The team talk all things mental capacity, whether that be current news stories or the many and varied day-to-day experiences of a being a COP lawyer - from complex brain injuries, house building projects, arrested clients or controversial case law.