Panel guardians: a list of court-approved professionals
Find contact details of panel guardians
Applies to England and Wales
Some professional deputies are called ‘panel guardians’. They are solicitors appointed to the panel by the Office of the Public Guardian.
Panel guardians manage the property and financial affairs of someone whose whereabouts are unknown and who is classed as a missing person.
Guardianship orders are made by the Family or Chancery Division of the High Court. One of these courts chooses a guardian from this list when no one else is willing or able to act as a guardian for someone whose whereabouts are unknown.
North East
Daniel Lumb
Stonegate Legal
4235 Park Approach
Thorpe Park
Leeds
LS15 8GB
Telephone: 0113 468 9011
Email: dlumb@stonegatelaw.com
Rachel Swinburne
Clarke Mairs LLP
One Hood Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 6JQ
Telephone: 0191 245 4831
Email: rs@clarkemairs.com
Robert Mitchell
Panel Guardians Officer
Wrigleys Trustees Ltd
Derwent House
150 Arundel Gate
Sheffield
S1 2FN
Telephone: 0114 267 5323
Email: robert.mitchell@wrigleys.co.uk
North West
Catherine MacCracken
Birchall Blackburn Law
Merchant House
38,44, & 46 Avenham Street
Preston
PR1 3BN
Telephone: 0177 255 2218
Email: clmaccracken@birchallblackburn.co.uk
Christopher Partington
Slater Heelis LLP
16 School Road
Sale
Cheshire
M33 7XP
Telephone: 0161 968 3317
Email: chris.partington@slaterheelis.co.uk
Hugh Jones
Hugh Jones Solicitors
2 The Malt House
Deva City Office Park
Trinity Way
Manchester
M3 7BD
Telephone: 0161 871 3681
Email: hugh.jones@hughjonessolicitors.co.uk
Veronica Mullins
Oakley House
1 Hungerford Road
Huddersfield
HD3 3AL
Telephone: 01484 558 054
Email: veronica.mullins@ramsdens.co.uk
East Midlands
Martin Hill
1 Waterside Way
Bedford Road
Northampton
NN4 7XD
Telephone: 01604 258597
Email: martin.hill@tollers.co.uk
Victoria Pearce
Wilson Browne Solicitors
4 Grange Park Court
Roman Way
Northampton
NN4 5EA
Telephone: 01604 876697
Email: vpearce@wilsonbrowne.co.uk
West Midlands
Donna Holmes
Anthony Collins Solicitors
134 Edmund Street
Birmingham
B3 2ES
United Kingdom
Telephone: 0121 214 3671
Email: donna.holmes@anthonycollins.com
Nick Moxon
Higgs and Sons Solicitors
Unit 3 Waterfront Business Park
Brierley Hill
West Midlands
DY5 1LX
Telephone: 01384 327220
Email: nick.moxon@higgsandsons.co.uk
Greater London
Jeremy Abraham
Dawson Cornwell & Co
11 Staple Inn
London
WC1V 7QH
Telephone: 0207 5394824
Email: ja@dawsoncornwell.com
Russell John Hallam
Turbervilles
Capital Court
30 Windsor Street
Uxbridge,
Middlesex
UB8 1AB
Telephone: 01895 201758
Email: russell.hallam@turbervilles.co.uk
South East
Holly Chantler
Morrisons Solicitors LLP
Prospero
73 London Road
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 1LQ
Telephone: 01737 854 525
Email: holly.chantler@morrlaw.com
Ian Stuart Macara
Bennett Griffin LLP
1 Liverpool Gardens
Worthing
BN11 1TF
Telephone: 01903 706956
Email: im@bennett-griffin.co.uk
Jane Maitland
Freeths LLP
5000 John Smith Drive
Oxford Business Park South
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX4 2BH
Telephone: 0845 128 6963
Email: jane.maitland@freeths.co.uk
Mathew Edwards
Pinney Talfourd
54 Station Road
Upminster
Essex
RM14 2TU
Telephone: 0170 825 5174
Email: matthew.edwards@pinneytalfourd.co.uk
Samantha Hamilton
Mullis and Peake
8 - 10 Eastern Road
Romford
Essex
RM1 3PJ
Telephone: 01708 784064
Email: samanthahamilton@mplaw.co.uk
Simon Scott
Metcalfe Copeman & Pettefar Solicitors
MCP Solicitors
28/32 King Street
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 1HQ
Telephone: 01553 778101
Email: simon.scott@mcp-law.co.uk
Susan Bowler
1000 Lakeside North Harbour
Western Road
Portsmouth
PO6 3EN
Telephone: 023 9238 8021
Email: suebowler@coffinmew.co.uk
South West
Anthony Fairweather
Clarke Willmott LLP
1 Georges Square
Bath Street
Bristol
BS1 6BA
Telephone: 0345 209 1265
Email: anthony.fairweather@clarkewillmott.com
Stuart Bradford
Trevanion House
15 Church Road
Parkstone
Poole
Dorset
BH14 8UF
Telephone: 01202 715815
Email: S.bradford@hklaw.uk
Updates to this page
Published 31 March 2021Last updated 14 June 2022 + show all updates
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Amending topic to 'Missing persons', updating panel guardian contact details
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change of contacts, new firm
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Northampton address change
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Added translation