Rebecca Fitzpatrick
UK Guide 2025
Court of Protection: Health & Welfare (Public Sector Clients) + 1 more ranking
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Provided by Rebecca Fitzpatrick
Career
Becky heads our health advisory and inquests team. She’s recognised by Chambers and Partners as a pre-eminent lawyer in the areas of mental health and mental capacity law, with over 20 years of experience in the Court of Protection, the Mental Health Act, the High Court (complex treatment cases), the Administrative Court (judicial review, human rights and community care issues) and the Coroner's Court.
She sits as a fee-paid First-Tier Tribunal judge (mental health) and also regularly lectures in the above areas of law to a range of professionals including at national conferences in the field.
Becky advised the Department of Health in relation to their online training package on the Mental Capacity Act rolled out to over 1.5 million health and social staff, and is well known for her expertise in the area of consent, capacity and best interests.
Becky is regularly involved in high-profile, complex reported cases, such as the case of Devon Partnership NHS Trust v SSHSC [2021] EWHC 101 (Admin) concerning the legality of remote Mental Health Act assessments during the COVID 19 pandemic.
Chambers Review
UK
Rebecca Fitzpatrick offers particular strength in mental health and capacity matters, acting for trusts and independent health providers on deprivation of liberty authorisations. She also represents clients in disputed best interest cases surrounding residence and medical treatment issues.
Rebecca Fitzpatrick is a pre-eminent mental health lawyer with significant experience representing both public and private sector clients in inquests and Court of Protection applications. She advises on a range of sensitive matters involving vulnerable individuals, including conditional discharge, deprivation of liberty and community care issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Rebecca is very knowledgeable and sensible."
"Rebecca is a high profile practitioner in the space with good knowledge of cases."
"Becky is extremely approachable. She is also intuitive with regard to understanding the level of support required in each matter."
"Rebecca is a really lovely, great lawyer."
"Becky is extremely approachable. She is also intuitive with regard to understanding the level of support required in each matter."
"The team are client-oriented and will continue in the most difficult matters."
"Rebecca is very knowledgeable and sensible."
"Rebecca is a high profile practitioner in the space with good knowledge of cases."
"Becky is extremely approachable. She is also intuitive with regard to understanding the level of support required in each matter."
"Rebecca is a really lovely, great lawyer."
"Becky is extremely approachable. She is also intuitive with regard to understanding the level of support required in each matter."
"The team are client-oriented and will continue in the most difficult matters."
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