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Sharon Thomas

Partner
+44 (0)151 600 8249
+44 (0)7714 765 968
sharon.thomas@hilldickinson.com
Liverpool
Sharon is a partner and head of the Healthcare and Public Law team in Liverpool. She has wide experience in representing NHS bodies and detaining authorities at mental health review Tribunals, inquests, in declaratory proceedings and in bringing and defending judicial review.
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Sharon provides regular training sessions to NHS staff, both locally and nationally, on topics such as consent to treatment, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty safeguards, changes to the Mental Health Act 1983, data protection and data sharing and Children Act issues. Sharon has also successfully defended a large number of judicial review and human rights claims at letter of response stage. She also advises NHS trusts in a number of high-profile matters that are not subject to litigation.

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  • Experience

    • R (On the Application of DR) -v- Mersey Care NHS Trust (2002) MHLR 386, QB (Admin)
    • Re GK (Patient: Habeas Corpus) (1999) MHLR 128
    • Re SC (Mental Patient: Habeas Corpus) 1996 QB 599
    • Royal Liverpool Children’s NHS Trust and North West Wales NHS Trust -v- Luke Winston-Jones and Rith Winston-Jones (2004) QB (Family)

  • Affiliations

    • Member of the Law Society

  • Languages

    • French (basic)

Sharon is an expert in the area.” 

Chambers and Partners | 2024

It is always a pleasure to discuss cases with Sharon.” 

Chambers and Partners | 2024

Sharon Thomas is particularly active on mental health cases for both adults and children, with noted strength in safeguarding issues. She also acts on withdrawal of care proceedings”

Chambers and Partners 2023

She’s brilliant. She’s incredibly clever and very good with clients”

Chambers and Partners 2023

Sharon Thomas is routinely called upon by NHS clients to provide representation in inquests, judicial reviews and Court of Protection proceedings. She is well versed in cases involving complicated treatment and detention issues… ‘She has an encyclopaedic brain for Mental Health Act issues and case law. She really gets how cases run on the ground and is just wonderful’…’Sharon is always available to answer any issues regarding legal matters in connection with the Mental Health Act’

Chambers and Partners 2022 | Leading Firm

Sharon Thomas is very accessible, and gives timely and trusted advice

Chambers and Partners 2022 | Leading Firm

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