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Leigh Day Offices

Leigh Day
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27 Goswell Road
LONDON
EC1M 7AJ
England
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Amy Chater

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020 7650 1200 [email protected]

Work Department

Personal Injury

Position

Amy joined Leigh Day as a Partner in April 2022 to provide a deputyship, attorneyship, personal injury trust and Court of Protection offering. Amy is building a specialist Court of Protection team at Leigh Day and acts as professional Property & Finance Deputy and professional Trustee for clients who lack mental capacity to manage their high value damages and compensation awards. The majority of Amy’s clients are children and adults with brain injuries suffered as a result of negligence and who have been awarded multi-million pound settlements. Amy is also a qualified nurse and has an interest in working with clients with dementia. She is a fully accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderly.

Career

Trained at regional firm Dutton Gregory LLP; qualified 2010

Memberships

Solicitors for the Elderly (full accredited member); Professional Deputy Forum; Court of Protection Practitioners Association; Nursing & Midwifery Council (registered nurse)

Education

City University (BSc (Hons) Nursing) 2002; University of Law (LLB) 2008; University of Kent (LLM Medical Law & Ethics) 2008

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Court of protection

The Human Rights department at Leigh Day includes a specialist Court of Protection team, which has an established practice in best interest cases. The health and welfare group works on diverse issues ranging from the withdrawal of treatment to issues relating to residence, care, and contact. It receives regular referrals from the Official Solicitor. The property and affairs offering works closely with the firm’s personal injury and clinical negligence departments. Anna Moore and Amy Chater are the practice heads.

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