Caroline Bielanska TEP, Independent Consultant Solicitor provides support and advice for law firms, to troubleshoot in complex cases involving vulnerable clients, where the interplay between their capacity, care and finance arrangements, care funding, safeguarding and disputes may arise. 

Caroline is author of numerous leading text books on advising the older client and capacity, including 

Cretney & Lush on Lasting and Enduring Powers of Attorney (Lexis Nexis), The Practitioners Guide to Court of Protection Practice (Bloomsbury), The Elderly Client Handbook (The Law Society) and Elderly Clients- A Precedent Manual (Jordans). 

She sits on the Law Society’s Mental Health & Disability Committee and the Court of Protection’s Rules Review Committee. 

Caroline won the Trusted Advisor of the Year 2017 and the Vulnerable Client Practice Award 2017 in STEP’s Private Client Awards. She was a finalist in 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021 in the Vulnerable Client Practice Award category. 

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