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Rachel Turner

Joint Managing Partner and Joint Head of Mental Health and Capacity · Miles & Partners LLP

EnglandMental Health, Mental CapacityEnglish

About

Joint Managing Partner and Joint Head of Mental Health and Capacity at Miles & Partners LLP, recognised expert in mental health and mental capacity law. Regularly represents vulnerable individuals (including before the Court of Protection and mental health tribunals), brings judicial review work in the High Court and Court of Appeal, and has advised Ugandan bodies on mental health law.

Practice areas

Mental HealthMental CapacityCourt of ProtectionPublic LawHuman RightsHealth & Social Care

Office

Expertise

Court of Protection proceedings (residence, care, contact, medical treatment, capacity to marry/consent matters)Mental Health Act matters and mental health tribunalsDeprivation of liberty and safeguardingJudicial review in High Court and Court of AppealCompensation claims for unlawful detentionAdvisory work on mental health law in UgandaWork for vulnerable clients including instructions from the Official Solicitor

Languages

English