Ian Cooper > Capsticks LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile

Counting mental health providers, ambulance trusts, private healthcare providers and GP practices among its key roster of clients, Capsticks LLP handles the full gamut of matters, from corporate and commercial, employment, real estate and regulatory issues to clinical cases and litigation. On the advisory side, Ian Cooper leads the national practice, while ‘exceptional’ Adam Hartrick spearheads the Leeds offering. Rachael Heenan and Lisa Geary are key contacts for employment and real estate matters respectively, while Philip Hatherall oversees defendant clinical negligence cases, dividing his time between London and Leeds. In June 2022, Naomi McMaster’s arrival from DWF boosted the firm’s niche expertise in inquests.

Capsticks LLP has an established presence in representing major public sector clients, with the team having recently been active in relation to a number of major inquests. The firm continues to innovate, developing key capacities through associate Lucy Harding’s involvement in NHSR’s Early Notification Scheme and Keith Blundred’s leading work on Covid-related claims. Philip Hatherall heads up the practice, and brings a specialism in group litigation to the team. Other lawyers of note include Ian Cooper, who takes the lead on private healthcare issues; Adam Hartrick, who has a focus on issues relating to mental capacity; and Dominic Ip, who works on birth injury, wrongful birth, and neurological injury claims.

Capsticks LLP is well known in the administrative and public law market for defending challenges to the actions and decisions of public bodies actions, as well as for its extensive expertise in representing NHS bodies in complex judicial review proceedings. Peter Edwards jointly leads the team with Leeds-based counterpart Ian Cooper, a health and social care specialist who advises public bodies on their statutory powers and responsibilities.