The national practice at Bevan Brittan LLP ‘distinguishes itself through its exceptional handling of the most sensitive and complex healthcare disputes’. It is renowned for its work in supporting public and independent sector health and care organisations on a wide array of COP matters. Its client base includes the NHS, local authorities and the housing sector. Other clients include charities, and independent and third sector organisations. Hannah Taylor is highly regarded for her work across mental capacity and mental health, as well as other areas spanning safeguarding and serious incident responses. Simon Lindsay works on a wide variety of complex cases, predominantly involving highly vulnerable patients. Tim Hodgetts and Tracey Longfield (who joined the team from DAC Beachcroft LLP in November 2024) are recommended, while Julia Jones, Amrita Hurst and Stuart Marchant are further names to note. Claire Leonard and Emma Timmons were recently promoted to the partnership.
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Testimonials
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‘The Court of Protection team at BB are in parts exceptional, and in parts excellent. They have expanded a lot recently and so have real breadth and depth.'
‘Hannah Taylor is an exceptional partner. Her eye for detail is beyond compare. I have done a lot of complex cases with her, and she really is fantastic. I have worked with a good few others as well, who are experienced and I would not hesitate to recommend - Simon Lindsay and Amrita Hurst (both partners).’
‘Excellent team across the board for healthcare COP specialists - strong partners who foster and support the whole team. The work product is excellent, thorough and impressive.'
'They are excellent at breaking down what is needed in a case, getting across the matters quickly, and making sure clients are doing what they need to do to get the right result.’
‘Hannah Taylor is just an all-star in this field. She gives 200% for the clients, and is completely on top of everything. She has tremendous respect from the Court, and judges know and trust her work implicitly. She would absolutely be my go-to for any tricky serious medical treatment case.’
‘Sheer numbers, Bevan Brittan can deploy Court of Protection specialists across England and Wales and is invaluable to public sector and private healthcare clients.’
Key clients
- NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board
- University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
- North London NHS Foundation Trust
- Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
- University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
- Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
- St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- NHS Devon Integrated Care Board
Work highlights
Representing the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine which is intervening in a Supreme Court appeal, specifically in relation to an issue on the scope of reporting restrictions orders, the outcome of which is likely to have a significant effect on future practice in the Court of Protection.
Represented University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust in an application to move a patient who had failed to understand, acknowledge or take medical advice on her prognosis, to a palliative care treatment plan which included the withdrawal of life-saving dialysis.
Represented the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability in an appeal case where the Court of Appeal was asked to determine whether the Court at first instance had erred on various points. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Tim Hodgetts; Simon Lindsay; Hannah Taylor; Tracey Longfield; Julia Jones; Amrita Hurst; Stuart Marchant
Other key lawyers
Claire Leonard; Emma Timmons