Russell-Cooke LLP

Russell-Cooke LLP continues to build on its excellent reputation for complex cross-border mental capacity work, and has increasingly been advising on welfare-related matters, while the contentious side of the practice also remains busy. The group often helps on urgent cases where there has been financial abuse. Gareth Ledsham covers the full range of contested mental capacity issues regarding property and financial affairs and is additionally dealing with an increased caseload of disputed welfare matters. Rita Bhargava administers and manages the financial affairs of vulnerable clients. Bhargava has a particular emphasis on those who suffer from neurological conditions, and various forms of dementia. She also manages personal injury trusts for those with brain acquired injuries. Tiggy Hawkesworth has a varied workload – she has advised on contested statutory will applications, as well as on attorney/deputy disputes.