Julie Burton Law offers highly specialist legal advice specifically to secure the rights of people with disabilities to appropriate services, and to support them and their families, friends, carers and others in managing their affairs generally. Julie Burton Law can help people with physical disabilities, people with a learning disability, older people, people with mental health problems and people who need NHS continuing health care services.
Importantly we can also help family and carers. Additionally Julie Burton Law can provide a range of services for any one seeking to plan for the future. Julie Burton Law works closely with other solicitors firms and voluntary sector organisations including advocacy and carer groups. We help people to get the services they need and to which they have a right.
Importantly we can also help family and carers. Additionally Julie Burton Law can provide a range of services for any one seeking to plan for the future. Julie Burton Law works closely with other solicitors firms and voluntary sector organisations including advocacy and carer groups. We help people to get the services they need and to which they have a right.
Services
Rebecca is an accredited member of the Law Society's Mental Health Scheme and the Mental Capacity (Welfare) Scheme. Rebecca undertakes all aspects of mental health and capacity work, as well as advising on community/health care cases. Rebecca is bilingual in Welsh and English. Helen Scott qualified as a solicitor in 2011.
Julie Burton Law works with clients, their carers and/or parents, to ensure they receive the community support they are entitled to in law. Julie Burton Law works with clients who are detained under the Mental Health Act, including people detained in acute services, forensic services or rehabilitation services and those held under guardianship.
Julie Burton Law works with clients, their carers and/or parents, to ensure they receive the community support they are entitled to in law. Obtaining continuing health care assessments and entitlement, where eligible, to NHS funded care. C - quadriplegic victim of a road traffic accident, receiving 30 hours per week support from Social Services, needing 24 hour (168 hour per week) support.
Julie Burton Law works with clients who are detained under the Mental Health Act, including people detained in acute services, forensic services or rehabilitation services and those subject to a community treatment order (CTO) or held under guardianship. Non means tested legal aid is available to all those detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 who are appealing to the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
Julie Burton Law works with clients who lack capacity to ensure that decisions are made in their best interests. Accepting referrals from parents/carers with concerns about decisions being made in respect of an incapacitated person. Working with the Official Solicitor in respect of those without anyone to act on their behalf.
