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Provided by Rebecca Fitzpatrick
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.
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Becky is one of the best lawyers you will ever meet. She knows mental health and mental capacity law at a level of detail rarely matched.
She sits as a tribunal judge so she has a good and well-rounded picture of the field.
Rebecca is an amazing practitioner and an asset to her firm.
Becky is one of the best lawyers you will ever meet. She knows mental health and mental capacity law at a level of detail rarely matched.
She sits as a tribunal judge so she has a good and well-rounded picture of the field.
Rebecca is an amazing practitioner and an asset to her firm.