We are seeking another full time solicitor (0 to 3 years PQE) to join our mental capacity team to work alongside the Directors, Nicola Mackintosh KC (Hon) and Zena Soormally Bolwig, and our excellent and committed team of solicitors and paralegals. Please see the recruitment page for further details.
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Mackintosh Law has an 'ethos of providing the best quality professional advice in a timely fashion. They will always go the extra mile to support and assist their client’. The firm has an excellent national reputation for its specialism in mental capacity welfare casework in the Court of Protection. It is co-led by the ‘outstanding’ Nicola Mackintosh and the ‘incredibly skilled’ Zena Soormally Bolwig. The group is regularly instructed by the Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts, advocacy agencies and lay individuals in vulnerable adult protection cases. It has been busy advising on diverse issues such as challenges to deprivation of liberty under the Mental Capacity Act and other health and welfare and property and affairs cases.
Practice head(s): Nicola Mackintosh KC; Zena Soormally Bolwig
Other key lawyers: Georgina Byrne; Kris Jackson; Shiva Krishnan
Testimonials
‘This team is one of the most experienced and ground breaking teams doing Court of Protection work. The extent of the work they do in enhancing ‘P’s’ participation in the proceedings has been ground breaking. It is a small niche, but extremely expert firm‘.
‘This team is dedicated to the rights of the disabled and is the platinum standard for this client group. Kris Jackson is a star of the future’.
‘Extremely well-regarded and effective Court of Protection team. Knowledgeable, professional and tenacious solicitors bringing interesting and important cases. Zena Soormally Bolwig – really top-flight solicitor, one of the best in the country. Fights her client’s corner fiercely and a pleasure to work with’.
- Sep 30, 2022
Mackintosh Law's healthcare and welfare team is adept at handling matters relating to mental capacity healthcare and welfare casework within the Court of Protection. The majority of cases conducted by the firm are closely related to human rights and civil liberties issues, supporting individuals who have been victims of discrimination due to disabilities. The firm's founder Nicola Mackintosh regularly conducts cutting edge cases involving mental capacity, healthcare and community care. She co-leads the team with Zena Soormally Bolwig, whose work involves supporting vulnerable people with access to healthcare.
Practice head(s): Nicola Mackintosh; Zena Soormally Bolwig
Other key lawyers: Georgina Byrne; Kris Jackson
Testimonials
‘Excellent team, partners and associates are on top of their game and have outstanding knowledge on healthcare matters’
‘Zena Soormally Bolwig: A well-deserved national reputation in this field; extremely well-respected in the Court of Protection world’
‘Kris Jackson: A real rising star, extremely impressive associate who can handle complex cases with a lot of skill’
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