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Amy Chater

Partner · Leigh Day

EnglandPersonal Injury, Court of Protection

About

Amy Chater is a Partner at Leigh Day (joined April 2022) who is building and leading a specialist Court of Protection team, acting as a professional Property & Finance Deputy and professional Trustee for clients who lack mental capacity. The majority of her clients are children and adults with brain injuries who have been awarded high-value damages; she is also a qualified nurse with an interest in working with clients with dementia and is a fully accredited member of Solicitors for the Elderly.

Practice areas

Personal InjuryCourt of ProtectionDeputyshipTrustsPrivate Client

Office

Expertise

Professional Property & Finance DeputiesProfessional Trustee servicesPersonal injury trustsBrain injury (children and adults)High-value damages managementDementia-related incapacity

Education

  • City University — BSc (Hons) Nursing, 2002
  • University of Law — LLB, 2008
  • University of Kent — LLM Medical Law & Ethics, 2008

Admissions

  • Solicitors for the Elderly (Full Accredited Member)
  • Nursing & Midwifery Council (Registered Nurse)
  • Professional Deputy Forum (Member)
  • Court of Protection Practitioners Association (Member)