Heather Caddy

Since joining Browne Jacobson in 2013 as a Senior Associate, Heather has provided specialist advice and support to both public (NHS England, NHS Acute Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Ambulance Services, Clinical Commissioning Groups) and independent health sector organisations as well as individual healthcare practitioners. More recently, her practice interest has expanded, to include Court of Protection, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Mental Health Law. Very recently Heather impressed the team with the way she cut through a complex mental health matter concerning the interplay between the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983 and the impact of recent Supreme Court decisions relating to this area. Heather is a really versatile healthcare lawyer, which was of vital importance when she joined our then quite small team in 2013 and she continues to play her part as trusted advisor to our clients both directly and a really knowledgeable and friendly go-to for our trainees and others joining us who are new to the healthcare team and its specialist work. · Browne Jacobson LLP

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Heather Caddy is a partner in the healthcare advisory and inquests team at Browne Jacobson LLP, advising public and independent health-sector organisations and individual healthcare practitioners. She specialises in inquests (including complex Article 2 and jury inquests), Court of Protection work, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and mental health law; she qualified as a solicitor in 2008 and re-joined Browne Jacobson in August 2022.

Practice areas

HealthcareLitigationInquests & InquiriesCourt of ProtectionMental Health Law

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England

Browne Jacobson LLP · Since joining Browne Jacobson in 2013 as a Senior Associate, Heather has provided specialist advice and support to both public (NHS England, NHS Acute Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Ambulance Services, Clinical Commissioning Groups) and independent health sector organisations as well as individual healthcare practitioners. More recently, her practice interest has expanded, to include Court of Protection, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Mental Health Law. Very recently Heather impressed the team with the way she cut through a complex mental health matter concerning the interplay between the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983 and the impact of recent Supreme Court decisions relating to this area. Heather is a really versatile healthcare lawyer, which was of vital importance when she joined our then quite small team in 2013 and she continues to play her part as trusted advisor to our clients both directly and a really knowledgeable and friendly go-to for our trainees and others joining us who are new to the healthcare team and its specialist work.

England

Expertise

NHS organisations and commissioners (NHS England, Acute Trusts, Mental Health Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Ambulance Services)Representation at inquests, including Article 2 and jury inquestsCourt of Protection and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS)Interplay between the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983Healthcare governance and advisory workHigh Court inherent jurisdiction matters

Education

BA (Hons) French with Management and Spanish, 2003
PgDL (Commendation), 2004
LPC (Commendation), 2006

Admissions

Solicitor – admitted September 2008