London Mental Health & Incapacity Law Solicitors

Fisher Meredith has a well earned reputation for vigorously seeking to enforce the rights of people with disabilities and those who seek care in the community. We have a dedicated team with a reputation for handling complex, cutting edge judicial review cases, many of which have shaped the law in this field.

We can advise on legal entitlements to public services and negotiate with local Councils to put right mistakes and obtain assessments for services as well as take action in court to ensure that the correct assessments are made and speed up provision that has not been made.

We can assist you to ensure that you are able to properly access services offered by the State.

Contact us for advice about getting help from the health and social services for:

* People with disabilities
* The elderly
* Those with alcohol and drug abuse problems
* People with mental health problems
* Young people and families affected by learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and mental impairment
* Displaced persons
* The homeless
* Asylum seekers
* Those with no mental capacity
* Carers
* Youth offenders & ex-youth offenders

Contact us for advice upon all areas concerning access and choice within public services to include:

* Human rights entitlements to all the public services.

* Issues of choice within health services to include disputes about abortion and forced treatment, access to GPs and access to support and information for mothers and families.

* Access to information and records held by public bodies. Disputes regarding, Data Protection Act issues and Freedom of Information Act.

* Challenging decisions of funding bodies and failure of public bodies to consult.

We also advise voluntary organisations, pro-bono groups and charities about changes in the law and the role they can play and regularly provide training sessions and guidance materials in this area.
Mental Health and NHS law

Fisher Meredith's mental health team has a strong interest in advising and representing clients subject to compulsory detention under the Mental Health Act. In the near future, a new Mental Capacity and Mental Health Act will become law. With the passing of these Acts of Parliament, the team will be able to advise clients on their rights under the Acts and mount legal challenges to decisions which interfere with their human rights.

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Fisher Meredith's mental health team advise patients and their relatives on all aspects of mental health law including:

* Representing patients detained under the Mental Health Act at Tribunal hearings

* Representing patients in their claims to have received negligent psychiatric treatment

* Assisting patients to obtain appropriate aftercare following discharge from detention in hospital

* Advising and representing clients in disputes between health authorities and Social Services in relation to funding of residential placements

* Acting in Declaratory Relief proceedings on behalf of minors/adults opposing certain types of medical treatment, as well as acting in disputes concerning residence and contact

* Judicial Review of decisions of the Mental Health Review Tribunal and in relation to funding decisions taken by local authorities

* Advising and representing clients in relation to their rights under the Protection of Vulnerable Adults legislation

For most advice relating to community care, mental health and disability issues; public finding (Legal Aid) is available subject to means testing

If a dispute arises between you or your business and another it is essential that timely advice is received. Leeds Day recognise the importance of this advice and endeavour to provide a service to enable the dispute to be resolved either by mediation or other alternative dispute mechanism or, if that is not possible, through the courts.

We have an experienced team skilled in handling most litigation disputes in the County and High Courts. These include Landlord and Tenant, contractual problems, insolvency, general debt recovery, unlawful behaviour, defective goods and other consumer disputes and neighbour disputes

From the outset we seek a viable solution to attain your objectives and clearly set out the options available. In appropriate cases we may share the risk with you by taking the cases on a "No Win No Fee" basis or in employment cases, on a "Contingency" basis. The members of the Team are experienced advocates. Leeds Day Solicitors

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