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St John's Buildings Offices
St John's Buildings
24A-28 ST JOHN STREET
MANCHESTER
M3 4DJ
England
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Laura Twist
Work Department
Court of Protection, Family - Children, Inquests
Position
Laura specialises in all aspects of Court of Protection law, with extensive experience in both the health and welfare and property and affairs jurisdictions.
Laura is regularly instructed to act on behalf of the Official Solicitor, local authorities, NHS Trusts, ICBs and family members. She has experience of many aspects of health and welfare law in the Court of Protection, including serious medical treatment, Covid vaccinations, cases involving issues of coercion and control, challenges to contact arrangements, deprivation of liberty and best interests disputes. Laura has dealt with a number of complex cases, which have included disputes surrounding the correct legal framework for detention of an individual lacking capacity and the interplay between the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act.
Laura also has extensive experience from her previous practice in the practicalities of day-to-day property and affairs management. She is instructed in cases where deputies or attorneys have had their appointments revoked for misconduct, financial abuse cases, disputes surrounding P’s capacity and to advise on the appropriateness of deputyship in individual cases. Laura regularly accepts instructions in financial Court of Protection matters, including contested proceedings involving deputyship appointments and removal of attorneys and deputies.
Deprivation of Liberty and Mental Health Act
Laura accepts instructions from NHS Trusts and ICBs in cases under the Children Act 1989 which involve complex issues around deprivation of liberty under the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court. Many of the cases Laura has appeared in have involved an interplay with the Mental Health Act 1983.
Laura has a particular interest in inquests involving residents at care homes and hospitals who are deprived of their liberty under Schedule A1 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Education
- BSc Psychology (Newcastle University)
- LLB (The University of Law)
- Bar Professional Training Course (Manchester Metropolitan University)
- Legal Practitioners Course (The University of Law)
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Court of Protection and community care
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Laura Twist – St John’s Buildings ‘Laura is a calm and authoritative voice of reason. A tremendously insightful junior.’
Led by the ‘renowned‘ Joseph O’Brien KC, St John’s Buildings‘ Court of Protection team has established expertise in handling cases concerning deprivation of liberty and medical treatment matters. Lorraine Cavanagh KC is highly regarded for her excellent track record in handling complex health and welfare cases. Among the juniors, Eleanor Keehan is ‘a very eloquent advocate‘, and regularly acts for the Official Solicitor, family members and local authorities, while Lucinda France-Hayhurst is well known for advising on personal welfare, deprivation of liberty and capacity to consent matters. Laura Twist ‘has excellent knowledge of the law relating to mental capacity and is always exceptionally well prepared‘.