Victoria Crick
Community Care Chartered Legal Executive
I have a wealth of experience advising Professional and Lay Deputies, having been a Private Client Legal Executive for over 11 years. I understand the difficulties my clients face and assist them through what is often, a difficult and stressful time.
Intro
I am a member of the Community Care Law team at our offices in Brighton. I joined the team, having worked in a Professional Deputy and a Private Client team. This means I am able to utilise my Private Client knowledge to provide holistic advice which covers many areas of Community Care law, such as gifting advice and disputes between Attorneys.
Expertise
- Care planning and fees, with a particular interest in deprivation of assets
- Section 117 Aftercare
- Court of Protection applications and objections
- Removal of Attorneys and Deputies
- Both Property and Finance and Health and Welfare matters in the Court of Protection
- Deputyship Applications
- Making and registering Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs)
- Registering Enduring Powers of Attorney (EPAs)
Clients
I advise both Professional and Lay Attorneys and Deputies, together with individual clients, on a wide range of matters. This includes care advice and funding, Court of Protection applications and objections, and health and welfare matters.
Qualifications
I have been a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives since 2014. In the same year I undertook the Advanced Certificate in Will Preparation and am now an Affiliate member of the Society for Trust and Estate Practitioners. I have been described as a “key lawyer” by the Legal 500 rankings.
Other experience
Prior to joining Martin Searle Solicitors I worked in the Private Client departments of Burt, Brill & Cardens, Hayes & Storr, and Ward Gethen Archer. I prepared Wills, Powers of Attorneys, administered Probate matters, provided Community Care Law and Court of Protection advice.
I have a life too
I enjoy spending time with my young daughter, adventuring in our vintage 1980s campervan, gardening with a particular interest in growing my own fruit and vegetables and renovating our house. I have also recently become a bonfire society member, joining all the other bonfire boys and girls around Sussex in the Autumn for the bonfire celebrations.
