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Investing in leaders at Miles & Partners
Following Sophy Miles’s announcement of her intention to retire from the partnership of Miles & Partners LLP we took the opportunity to review our management structure. We were very pleased when Floyd Porter agreed to lead the Mental Health team ...
Read more08.06.2012
Sophy Miles retires from Miles & Partners
Sophy Miles, founding Partner and Head of Miles & Partners Mental Health team, has announced that, as of the 11th of October 2012, she will cease to be a designated member of Miles & Partners LLP and will be retiring ...
Read more06.06.2012
Recent judgment sets important precedent for informal mental health patients
Rabone and another (Appellants) v Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust (Respondent) Judgment was given on the case of Rabone and another v Pennine Care NHS Foundation [2012] UKSC 2 in the Supreme Court on 8 February 2012. Overturning the decision ...
Read more29.05.2012
Duty to consult relative
GP v Derby City Council (2012) EWHC 1451 (Admin), (2012) MHLO 58 Rachel Turner represented GP in a successful application for a writ of habeas corpus. GP claimed that he had been unlawfully detained when the approved mental health professional ...
Read more28.05.2012
Drug and alcohol misusing families
London’s Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) has a new approach to family cases where drug abuse is a central issue. The scheme aims to assist drug and alcohol misusing families navigate the family justice system. Miles & Partners’ David ...
Read more14.03.2012
Miles & Partners secures top accolade from national Law Society
Miles & Partners LLP has secured the national Law Society’s law management quality mark, Lexcel. Lexcel is developed specifically for the legal profession. It is an optional, recognised accreditation scheme for law firms and in-house legal departments which gives assurance ...
Read more22.02.2012
Inside a secret world
The new Court of Protection was set up in 2007 to take important decisions for those who lack the capacity to do so for themselves. These issues include where the patient should live, who should manage their finances and what ...
Read more26.01.2012
The economic case for what seems uneconomic
An article by David Jockleson Someone coming new to family proceedings especially with a business background might be appalled at what he or she sees. Why do cases tale so long? Why is there so much paper, so much duplication? ...
Read more14.12.2011
Deprivation of liberty after unlawful detainment
Milton Keynes Council v RR & Ors [2014] EWCOP B19 Rachel Turner represented RR, an 81 year old woman with vascular dementia, in a Court of Protection case concerning her removal from home to residential accommodation. After a number of ...
Read more29.11.2011