This session took place on Wednesday 3rd July 2024

Presenter: Cate Searle, Martin Searle Solicitors

Join us for this informative online course presented by the highly acclaimed Cate Searle of Martin Searle Solicitors, who will guide private client solicitors through an interactive and comprehensive session aimed at empowering professionals to navigate the intricate landscape of long-term care and funding challenges.

Cate is known for her dynamic and engaging presentations and participants can expect a unique blend of passion, knowledge, and well-organised content that caters to both advanced practitioners and those new to the field. The session will include case studies reflective of everyday practice and attendees will gain practical insights and tactics for running successful public law challenges.

This interactive session promises to equip private client solicitors with the essential tools to represent clients in common and complex care funding matters. Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your expertise and deliver exceptional advice to your clients.

This session will cover the following topics:

• When your client should not have to pay for their care at all (NHS Continuing Healthcare and Section 117 Mental Health Act aftercare)
• Challenging care home top up payments
• Securing an adequate healthcare or social care package so that your client can remain at home
• Intergenerational property ownership and allegations of deprivation of capital

Cate has kindly offered to consider specific topics or issues during the presentation. Kindly share the details of these aspects at the time of booking to ensure ample time for necessary preparatory work.

About Cate Searle

Cate has specialised in community care and public law cases for the last 24 years. She is co-founding director of Martin Searle Solicitors in Brighton where she leads the community care team of seven lawyers, but with clients and casework across England. In addition to acting for individuals and families, Cate advises and represents a number of Professional Deputy and Private Client firms and Personal and Catastrophic Injury litigators.

Cate has written for a number of publications and regularly contributes expert opinion to social care media coverage. Cate’s areas of specialism include challenging erroneous care planning and funding decisions by Health and Social Services, including NHS CHC eligibility; Court of Protection litigation; mental capacity and safeguarding adults at risk; and Expert Reports on statutory funding in PI claims.

The 2024 Legal 500 write up for Cate and her team says: “They have carved out a niche practice helping clients and professionals fight for the rights of individuals. They are influencers in change and a go-to for comment on any new developments. Cate Searle is unashamedly the market leader and go-to person for complex funding cases”