Ms Alison Kaye > Switalskis Solicitors > Huddersfield, England > Lawyer Profile
Switalskis Solicitors Offices
NORWICH UNION HOUSE
HIGH STREET
HUDDERSFIELD
HD1 2LR
England
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Ms Alison Kaye
Work Department
Court of Protection, Health and Welfare
Position
Director & Solicitor
Career
Alison has worked in the legal sector for 35 years. She is head of Switalskis Court of Protection, Health and Welfare department.
Alison is a Higher Rights Civil Advocate and a Law Society accredited Legal Representative panel member. She has a wealth of experience as a former Children panel solicitor and so is instructed on crossover cases when children move from children’s services to adult social care.
She specialises in a number of niche areas of law, including:
Court of Protection health and welfare
Depravation of liberty
Best interests decisions
Capacity – residence/care/contact/sexual relationships/social media access
Memberships
Law Society Higher Courts Advocate and Accredited legal representative (ALR) in MCA proceedings
Education
PG dip LPC
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Court of protection
Switalskis Solicitors fields a well-established and ‘strong’ team, which is renowned for dealing with complex mental capacity and welfare cases. It also handles deprivation of liberty challenges in the court of protection, alongside community care challenges. It is frequently instructed by the Official Solicitor. Head of department, Alison Kaye, has extensive experience of dealing with complex cases revolving around issues of consent to sexual relationships and deprivation of liberty. Michael Kennedy specialises in mental health and mental capacity law.