Sarah Jane Knight > Weightmans LLP > Birmingham, England > Lawyer Profile
Weightmans LLP Offices
First Floor, St Philips Point
TEMPLE ROW
BIRMINGHAM
B2 5AF
England
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Sarah Jane Knight
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Sarah Jane Knight is a Solicitor Advocate who leads on healthcare regulatory law in the Birmingham office and has a wealth of experience representing NHS Trusts and private (including not for profit) providers.
Sarah has conducted hundreds of inquests for NHS Trusts (including mental health trusts), individuals and care providers. Her experience includes complex medical inquests, restraint cases, prison inquests, representation of the ambulance and 111 services and has experience as an advocate in military inquests.
Sarah represented a not for profit organisation in the first prosecution of its type brought by CQC and advises on enforcement action brought by CQC (and other regulators) including representations against warning notices, notices of proposal as well as appeals to the First Tier Tribunal. Sarah has an in-depth knowledge of the particular challenges experienced by care providers including residential and domiciliary care settings and she also has considerable experience in Court of Protection proceedings including serious medical treatment cases and best interests decision making around residency.
Sarah has also worked in house as an advocate for a professional regulator and has undertaken both prosecution and defence work in the professional regulatory sector.
Lawyer Rankings
West Midlands > Public sector > Health
Weightmans LLP, a firm that goes ‘above and beyond for clients’, undertakes work relating to public inquiries and strategic, regulatory and construction issues in the healthcare sector. Its client roster includes NHS providers, emergency services and local authorities. Mike Clifford possesses strength in handling corporate and commercial matters for healthcare organisations, while Jill Weston joined the team from Mills & Reeve LLP in October 2022, bringing with her experience in personal health budgets, for both adults and young children, as well as in relation to the Mental Capacity Act and the Mental Health Act. Adding further strength to the team is the ‘invaluable’ Jasmine Armstrong, whose broad experience encompasses clinical negligence, discrimination and inquests, among other areas. Other key practitioners include Deborah Bannister, Daniel Barchet (who joined the practice from Harrison Clark Rickerbys in December 2022), Sarah Jane Knight, Sarah Hopwood and Tony Yeaman.