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Phillipa Bruce-Kerr

Partner, Head of Team · HCR Law

EnglandWills, Trusts & Probate, Court of Protection & Mental Capacity

About

Partner and Head of Team at HCR Law, trained in London and qualified in 1984, who specialises in advising older and vulnerable people and their families on wills, trusts, probate, Mental Capacity Act matters and applications to the Court of Protection. She also advises on personal injury trusts and care-fees funding, provides training for care providers and IFAs, and contributes editorially to LexisNexis.

Practice areas

Wills, Trusts & ProbateCourt of Protection & Mental CapacityElder LawPrivate ClientPersonal Injury TrustsCare Fees & Funding

Office

Expertise

Advising older and vulnerable clientsMental Capacity Act 2005 and Court of Protection applicationsCare-fees funding and financial abuse liaison with local authoritiesPersonal injury trustsCross-border private client issuesTraining for care providers and independent financial advisers

Education

  • Trained in London; qualified in 1984

Admissions

  • STEP (member)
  • Fully Accredited SFE Member
  • Regional Co-ordinator, SFE (Gloucestershire)
  • Qualified (1984)