Adult Services

We understand your time and energy is best placed ensuring the well-being of individuals in your communities and supporting those adults who need your care, whilst ensuring that your services are aligned to their needs and run effectively and efficiently.

We can help you minimise your risks across your statutory duties and functions, and our broad-ranging team of public sector experts can support you across a wide range of areas, including:

  • Adult social care law
  • Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
  • Guardianship & court of protection matters
  • Finance matters – including grants, fees and recovery
  • Direct payments
  • Coroners Inquests
  • Wills and Probate

We also have significant expertise supporting local authorities across all areas of public health functions and standards. For example, during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic we provided urgent and short notice advice to a large Council enabling them to take an important decision about the exercise of their powers and duties relevant to public health at a time when there were already restrictions imposed at a national and regional level.


Related expertise include: Social Housing, Conveyancing & Housing, Judicial Review & Procurement Challenges, Probate & Estates.

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What clients say

"It has a wide range of subject experts available to form a project team to progress the various elements of a case at pace. The lawyers have a good understanding of the clients' requirements."

Chambers & Partners 2026

"It is always reassuring to have Geldards on-board to provide commercially relevant and prompt advice about development and infrastructure project work. Familiarity and understanding of the environment in which their public sector clients operate is a key strength, as is their approachability and high level of knowledge."

Legal 500 2026

"The lawyers provide a very good response rate and they show an understanding of clients' needs."

Chambers & Partners 2025

"I enjoy working with Geldards, because they are dedicated to getting the best outcome for their clients, organised, down-to-earth and clever."

Legal 500 2025

"We were delighted with the expertise and advice provided by Geldards who delivered high-quality advice, support and commitment to us at every stage of the process. We were particularly impressed with their ability to deliver effective and pragmatic advice ensuring that an often challenging project was completed satisfactorily."

Legal 500 2025

"Geldards have been excellent and are very available to provide advice."

Chambers & Partners 2024

"Geldards have a pool of experienced, knowledgeable lawyers who have been immensely helpful to us on various local authority matters."

Legal 500 2023

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