"Leader in right-to-die and right-to-life cases", The Legal 500, Client's Guide to the Legal Profession 2005 - 2006
Our team of dedicated lawyers and medico-legal staff are experienced in dealing with many types of healthcare and public law matters often involving complex or unique situations. We often combine the skills of different individuals or departments in order to successfully represent our client's needs.
We have represented patients and their families in private and non-reported cases about contentious medical treatment or withdrawal of life-support. We have also represented clients in cases of public interest which have featured heavily in the media including the Luke Winston Jones right to life case and the Natallie Evans case involving the battle to save her frozen embryos.
Our media management department also supports the team ensuring clients are well advised about the prospect of media interest in their case and the subsequent management of coverage.
We have been involved in cases concerning:
- The right to life and the right to die including assisted suicide and euthanasia
- The right to consent to or refuse medical treatment
- Best interest declarations - making decisions on those that lack capacity
- Assisted conception and IVF treatment including The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act
- Organ retention or transplantation
- The use of new or experimental drugs or other treatments
- Coroners inquests
- Public and private health related Inquiries
- Judicial review - challenging decisions made and imposed by public authorities including central government, local authorities and public organisations
- Refusals to fund or sanction conventional or alternative treatments
- Hospital discharges and the use of waiting lists
- Issues about whether treatment is nursing or social care
- Actions involving the police
Our team members are available both in and out of office hours. Being experienced in this area of law we recognise and understand that there are occasions when patients or their families require urgent and specialist legal advice or representation, which in some cases may need an immediate application to be made to the Court. Our team is available 24 hours a day to deal with both emergency and non-emergency cases throughout the UK. Many of our cases are referred to us by health and social care professionals who are aware of the importance of patients needing immediate expert advice.
If you believe that you might have a legal claim relating to Healthcare Public law and Human Rights , please complete the online enquiry form or call 0870 024 0558. Your enquiry will be forwarded to a solicitor who specialises in Healthcare Public law and Human Rights .
If you have any comments in relation to Healthcare Public law and Human Rights , please use the online discussion forum.
Case Studies
- ELDERLY PEOPLE EXPLOITED, NEGLECTED AND ABUSED IN THE UK. WHEN WILL IT END?
- Deaths caused by hospital superbugs need to be put onto death certificates
- Date Set For Landmark Legal Action in Fight for Inquests into Deaths of Residents at Birmingham Nursing Home
News Stories
- SACKED BECAUSE OF HER AGE HEALTH WORKER WINS BACK HER JOB
- Right to life case - Leslie Burke's appeal is rejected by European Court of Human Rights
- Breakthrough treatment as NICE approves a new class of breast cancer drugs
- More news stories
Healthcare Public law and Human Rights Team Members
- Muiris Lyons
- Partner and Head of Clinical Negligence
- Muiris Lyons
- Partner and Head of Clinical Negligence
Not only did you handle the case with great professionalism, your sensitivity when dealing with us made the whole experience less traumatic than it might have been: Sarah, Hertfordshire
