About me
I help healthcare organisations fulfil their legal obligations and navigate proceedings effectively. My clients include NHS Trusts, integrated care boards and private healthcare providers.
I advise on a wide range of issues including mental capacity law and the Court of Protection, medical treatment applications under the inherent jurisdiction, responsible commissioner disputes, continuing healthcare eligibility disputes, patient complaints, judicial review and data protection.
Clients describe me as helpful, knowledgeable and lovely to deal with. The guidance I provide is pragmatic and easy to implement, giving clients the ability to make sound decisions. I enjoy problem solving, and I relish taking on challenging cases and delivering the best possible outcome.
I go above and beyond to support every single client. No matter how complex the case or how tough the circumstances, I’m there to be a safe pair of hands clients need to see them through.
I regularly provide training to clients on various healthcare law matters, particularly those that concern deprivation of liberty safeguards and the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
I’m committed to helping others and I’m a qualified Mental Health First Aider.
My experience
- Regularly advise NHS Trusts and private healthcare providers on complex medical treatment matters, including sensitive cases concerning the withdrawal of treatment and urgent cases dealt with out of hours.
- Frequently instructed to represent integrated care boards in court of protection proceedings concerning welfare matters (s16 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005) and challenges to deprivations of liberty (s21A of the Mental Capacity Act 2005).
- Manages a team who successfully obtain court authorisations for deprivations of liberty in the community.
- Acts on behalf of the Care Quality Commission in First Tier Tribunal proceedings.
- Advises on threatened judicial review proceedings in various healthcare law matters.