What We Do and Where we do it

Most unusually, our entire practice specializes solely in mental health and incapacity law. We do not do anything else. Because we believe in putting people first, we understand the need for approaching each client as an individual. Nowhere is this more important than in our area of work. Our team of Mental Health Law specialists has wide experience in applying a deep understanding of the law to the lives of our clients.

We appreciate the impact of mental health difficulties and learning disabilities on those affected directly and on their relatives, friends and carers. We provide a specialist legal service to clients at what are often distressing and traumatic periods of their lives. We take a holistic approach to our mental health clients and refer any client that requires assistance in respect of, for example, family or crime to other specialist firms. We can offer expert advice to mentally disordered defendants in the criminal justice system.

We offer expert advice in the following:

  • Representation at Mental Health Tribunals
  • Representation at Mental Health Reiew Tribunals in Wales
  • Advice and assistance at Hospital Managers Hearings
  • Advising detained patients and/or families/carers about their rights
  • Appeals to Upper Tier Tribunals
  • Advice on after care in the community
  • s.117 and the right to free aftercare services
  • Advice and representation in incapacity cases
    (Including Declarations of Best Interest and Deprivation of Liberty cases)
  • Lasting Power of Attorney and Court of Protection Matters
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  • Inquests relating to deaths of mental patients

Extensive geographical coverage

Our specialist mental health team represents clients detained in hospitals throughout the North West, North Wales, Lancashire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Rampton, Cheshire, Staffordshire and the West Midlands where Baljit Sidhu is based. 

We also have a solicitor(Catherine Pease) based in Hertfordshire covering the Greater London and Broadmoor areas. 

We can represent any patient detained by the Criminal Courts in medium and high secure hospitals as well as patients on civil sections (Section 2 and Section 3) Guardianship and Community Treatment Orders. We also advise prisoners who have mental health problems in hospitals.

If you require further information regarding our services please do not hesitate to contact a member of the team.