Legal Landscapes: RWK Goodman learning session for Case Managers | Thursday 19 November 2026
We work best when we work together. We know that you need to be able to feel confident that you are sharing correct information with your clients and their families given the significant responsibilities placed on you in your role.
We would therefore love to invite you attend our second London Legal Landscapes Case Manager London Session hosted by some of the most well respected voices in the Court of Protection world, Victoria Butler-Cole and Alex Rook.
The talks will be focused on:
- Drugs, Deputies and Debts
- Deprivations of liberties
- Key case updates from the last year
These will then be followed by a panel discussion which will span a variety of topics but will include guidance on:
- Welfare deputies- When? Why? How?
Date: Thursday 19 November 2026
Time: 10am – 3pm
Venue: The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PL
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Your event hosts
Sara is a Partner in our Compensation Protection / Court of Protection team, based in our London office.
Sara specialises in mental capacity and Court of Protection work with a great deal of experience working for and as a professional Deputy. For many years Sara has been a director of this firm’s Trust Corporation, Withy King Trustees Ltd (“WKTL”) which acts a professional finance Deputy and Attorney. Sara is passionate about advocating for the vulnerable and ensuring their best interests are prioritised and met.
Alex’s work has always focused on achieving social justice. He acts for individuals, charities and companies in the full range of judicial review cases, with particular specialisms in health and social care, procurement, mental capacity and human rights law.
Alex has successfully won judicial review cases at every level within the British court system, including winning the first Supreme Court case in relation to the law on consultation (Moseley v London Borough of Haringey [2014] UKSC 56).
He has been instructed to intervene on behalf of national charities (Age UK, SENSE, RNIB, Guide Dogs for the Blind and the National Children’s Bureau) in three separate Supreme Court cases in recent years.
Over the last few years he has been instructed by non-profit organisation Good Law Project in a number of high profile cases challenging the lawfulness of Government decisions during the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Victoria specialises in health and social care. Her work includes public law, community care, Court of Protection, medical treatment disputes involving babies and children, inquests, human rights claims, and regulatory appeals.
She is the co-founder with Alex Ruck Keene of the 39 Essex Mental Capacity Report, and is recognised as one of the leading barristers in this field, having appearing in many of the leading cases. She is a past Chair of the Court of Protection Bar Association.
Victoria has a particular interest in ethics. She sits as a Recorder on the Western Circuit and as a Deputy High Court Judge.
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