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Rachel Turner joins the mental health and capacity team

Miles & Partners are very pleased to welcome Rachel Turner into our Mental Health Team. Rachel is an extremely accomplished practitioner with over 9 years’ experience of Mental Health law. As well as being a member of the Mental Health ...

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05.11.2012

Floyd Porter, Miles & Partners Solicitors, London

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 ...

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08.06.2012

Miles & Partners Solicitors & Advocates, London

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 ...

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06.06.2012

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 ...

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29.05.2012

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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 ...

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28.05.2012

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 ...

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14.03.2012

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 ...

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22.02.2012

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 ...

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26.01.2012

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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? ...

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14.12.2011