Hodge Jones & Allen LLP (HJA LLP) is well regarded for its expertise in professional deputy work. The appointment of a deputy is a personal appointment made by the Court of Protection. HJA LLP has set up a Trust Corporation to act as deputy rather than appointing individual partners in person. This will provide you with continuity and ensure the service you receive is not disrupted, when the individual partner is on leave, sick leave or departs from the firm.
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Hodge Jones & Allen Trust Corporation Limited Hodge Jones & Allen LLP (HJA LLP) is well regarded for its expertise in professional deputy work. The appointment of a deputy is a personal appointment made by the Court of Protection. HJA LLP has set up a Trust Corporation to act as deputy rather than appointing individual partners in person. This will provide you with continuity and ensure the service you receive is not disrupted, when the individual partner is on leave, sick leave or departs from the firm.
WHAT IS A TRUST CORPORATION?
The Hodge Jones & Allen Trust Corporation is 100% owned by HJA LLP and holds the same full professional indemnity insurance as the firm. When the Trust Corporation is appointed as deputy, the Trust Corporation appoints HJA LLP to act for it under the usual HJA LLP terms and conditions of business. A Trust Corporation is a limited company which carries out the professional deputy work set out above.
The Trust Corporation can act in a number of ways:
• As professional deputy for property and affairs
• As professional trustee
• As attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney
• As executor of a client’s will.
If you have any further questions, please contact us on
0808 239 5575
contactus@hja.net
THERE ARE SIX DIRECTORS OF THE HODGE JONES & ALLEN TRUST CORPORATION
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS • You will not have to incur the costs of appointing a new deputy/trustee in the future. When an individual is appointed as a deputy, an application must be made to the court to appoint a new deputy when the individual wishes to retire. This may happen every ten years. • With a Trust Corporation you have guaranteed continuity. The directors may change but this will not result in a court application or any fees charged to you. It is common practice to appoint individual partners as executor or attorney but this carries the risk that those partners will no longer still be at Hodge Jones & Allen when needed. The appointment of the Trust Corporation ensures that Hodge Jones & Allen will act even if the appointment does not come into effect for many decades.
CHRISTINE DYSON Christine is a partner of HJA LLP and head of the Court of Protection & Deputyship. She has acted as professional deputy and trustee since 2007. At present, she manages 40 or more clients under professional Deputyship and Personal Injury Trusts. CHUN WONG Chun is a partner of HJA LLP and head of the HJA Dispute Resolution team. She is the Compliance Office for Legal Practice (COLP) for the firm and a member of the senior management team of HJA LLP. NICOLA WALDMAN Nicola is a partner of HJA LLP and head of the HJA Wills & Probate team. Nicola is a highly experienced executor and trustee and is a recognised expert in this field and a recommended lawyer in Legal 500.
ABOUT HODGE JONES & ALLEN SOLICITORS
Patrick Allen founded Hodge Jones & Allen in 1977 with Henry Hodge and Peter Jones. The ethos of the firm has always been to help people assert and defend their rights, correct miscarriages of justice and resolve personal legal matters to get the very best for our clients. Hodge Jones & Allen now has over 230 staff with specialist legal teams dealing with Personal Injury, Asbestos & Mesothelioma, Housing Law, Criminal Defence, Wills & Probate, Mental Capacity & Deputyships, Personal & Business Dispute Resolution, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Environmental Justice, Medical Negligence and Family Law.
JAYESH KUNWARDIA Jayesh is a partner of HJA LLP and head of the HJA Housing team. He is a member of the senior management team of HJA LLP.
SARAH CHARNLEY Sarah Charnley is a partner of HJA LLP and has over 15 years experience acting as Professional Deputy and Trustee mainly for catastrophically injured clients.
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LETICIA WILLIAMS Leticia is a partner of HJA LLP and Head of the HJA Personal Injury Team. She is also a member of the senior management team .
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