Court Of Protection And Mental Health Team
Court Of Protection And Mental Health Team
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The Role
COURT OF PROTECTION AND MENTAL HEALTH TEAM
APPLICATIONS FOR TENANCY FROM EXPERIENCED OF 8 YEARS CALL AND ABOVE.
Doughty Street Chambers is a multi-disciplinary set of barristers with a truly national and international reputation for excellence particularly for work involving issues of human rights and civil liberties. We have always had a deep commitment to equality and human rights are fully committed to non-discrimination and diversity in all our recruitment for pupillage tenancy and staff.
TheCourt of Protection & Mental Health Team at Doughty Street is ranked in Chambers and Partners confirming its excellent reputation for its work in the Court of Protection and inherent jurisdiction. We act in health and welfare property and affairs and serious medical treatmentcases for all parties including the protected person (via the Official Solicitor other litigation friend or Accredited Legal Representatives) relatives local authorities health bodies and intervenors.
We are regularly instructed in novel questions about the tests for capacity in specific areas (consent to sexual relations forensic risk and capacity fluctuating capacity) and in complex cases concerning issues such as forced marriage and radicalisation. We appear at all levels of the Court of Protection from Tier 1 judges to the Supreme Court.
Across all of Chambers we strongly foster a multi-disciplinary approach to our work and the team maintains close associations with other specialist teams in adjacent areas such as mental health community care health and social care-related inquests and public law. Many of our practitioners have acquired experience in a range of disciplines. We are a busy collaborative and innovative team working closely together to meet our clients needs.
Your profile
Applicants must also submit the following documents:
- copies of your aged debt report current diary and payment summaries and work-done reports for the last 3 years;
- a written submission prepared by you that evidences your written advocacy ability (redacted where necessary); and
- a Business Plan that evidences your approach to transitioning your practice to and building it at Doughty Street.
Should you wish to speak to us before making an application please contact our Senior Clerk Sian Wilkins ().
Please see our Equal Opportunities Statement here.
About us
Doughty Street barristers are specialist practitioners regularly involved in high profile precedent-setting cases. Although we work across many fields we are particularly known for our commitment to protecting and furthering human rights and civil liberties. We are noted as leaders in our fields for our intellectual excellence and for cultivating a collaborative approach between our various practice teams.
Doughty Street Chambers is committed to creating a diverse work space and to encouraging equality diversity and inclusion and eliminating unlawful discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of merit. We encourage and welcome applications from Women Racialised Minorities Neurodiverse and Disabled people and those who are LGBTQ as well as candidates from other underrepresented groups.
We are a Disability Confident Leader Chambers.
Chambers complies with the Bar Standards Board Code of Conduct Equality Rules the BSB Handbook Equality Rules supporting information and the Bar Councils Fair Recruitment Guide and Reasonable Adjustments Guide.
Required Experience:
Contract
Employment Type
Full-Time
