Ranking tables
Mental Health: Providers | UK
UK-wide
Rankings overview for Departments
- Daniel Freeman Kennedys4 Years Ranked
Eve Piffaretti Blake Morgan16 Years Ranked- Francis Lyons Capsticks LLP13 Years Ranked
- Gillian Weatherill DAC Beachcroft LLP7 Years Ranked
Rebecca Fitzpatrick Browne Jacobson LLP15 Years Ranked
Sharon Thomas Hill Dickinson LLP16 Years Ranked
Stuart Marchant Bevan Brittan LLP12 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Bevan Brittan LLPMental Health: Providers2026 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedBevan Brittan has a dynamic team advising NHS trusts, integrated care boards, non-profits and private sector clients on all aspects of mental health law. The firm covers inquests and judicial reviews, as well as Care Quality Commission and health and safety investigations. The team is also adept at advising clients on mental capacity and human rights issues.
1 DAC Beachcroft LLPMental Health: Providers2026 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedDAC Beachcroft has a noteworthy team dispensing valuable legal advice to providers of mental health services. The firm negotiates the complex regulations governing the space, pertaining to such issues as capacity and deprivation of liberty, including their interpretation with regard to the Children Act. The team provides robust representation in Court of Protection proceedings, tribunals and inquests.
1 Hill Dickinson LLPMental Health: Providers2026 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedHill Dickinson has a strong and comprehensive mental health and social care practice. The team frequently acts for NHS trusts and offers representation in a variety of matters including inquests, investigations, judicial reviews, tribunals and emergency treatment applications.
1 Mills & Reeve LLPMental Health: Providers2026 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedMills & Reeve is an acclaimed firm supporting clients across the UK including NHS and private sector providers, major investors, integrated care boards and national bodies. The team possesses additional strength in advising on inquests and tribunals, particularly those involving patients detained under the Mental Health Act. The firm also assists with police and HSE investigations into deaths and allegations of abuse.
1 WeightmansMental Health: Providers2026 | Band 1 | 4 Years RankedWeightmans provides NHS and private providers with rounded mental health law advice pertaining to issues such as deprivation of liberty, capacity and consent. The firm is instructed in a high number of inquests and Court of Protection proceedings. The team is able to offer immediate support in response to crises whenever they should arise.
Band 2
2 Blake MorganMental Health: Providers2026 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedBlake Morgan wields a well-regarded team regularly acting for governmental organisations, charities and private sector clients. The team possesses expertise concerning a vast array of mental health issues, including deprivation of liberty and consent to treatment. The firm also offers regulatory support as well as providing representation in judicial reviews and Court of Protection proceedings.
2 Browne Jacobson LLPMental Health: Providers2026 | Band 2 | 4 Years RankedBrowne Jacobson possesses a respected team of specialist lawyers acting for NHS bodies, local authorities, commissioners and private sector providers of mental health services. The firm delivers a wide array of policy advice and has participated in many noteworthy cases involving the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act. The team also offers out-of-hours advice services to care providers on detention issues.
2 KennedysMental Health: Providers2026 | Band 2 | 1 Years RankedKennedys assists NHS Trusts and integrated care boards in a wide range of matters. The team has experience handling cases and inquiries regarding deprivation of liberty, lack of capacity issues and the Court of Protection.