Oliver Moore Solicitors Q & A

In this short series of questions and answers, Harsha Moore and Wayne Oliver offer clarity and insight into Employment and Mental Health Law.

Harsha Moore is a specialist employment solicitor with over ten years experience in litigation and more recently in non contentious matters. She has worked for the Commission for Racial Equality, Camden Community Law Centre and Thompsons Solicitors (large union firm in UK). With a leaning towards employment discrimination work she has extensive experience in all types of discrimination matters including race, sex and disability discrimination.

Trouble at Work?

Did you know that your building, contents or car insurance may cover your legal expenses for your employment tribunal claim?

Many individuals who have been dismissed decide not to seek legal advice and representation because they fear expensive legal bills. However, did you know that once you can lodge your claim at an Employment Tribunal you may be covered for your legal expenses by household or car insurance which state they will pay for legal expenses.

Should you have a discrimination or unfair dismissal claim you should check whether your insurance provides this cover and then seek legal assistance. We provide a free half hour following which your insurance forms can be completed and cover can commence before any further work is carried out.

For many people pursuing an employment tribunal claim without representation is very stressful allow us to remove this worry without the fear of legal bills.

Wayne Oliver is a specialist in Mental Health Law and aspects of Mental Capacity and Community Care. He is a mental health panel member and has ten years experience in advising patients and representing them at Tribunals and Hospital Managers' Hearings. He also assists patients in their Care Programme Approach (CPA) meetings. Wayne has worked with forensic patients that have been transferred from prison to hospital and these include patients who are detained in Rampton, Broadmoor and Ashworth High Security Hospital.

Mental Health

Q: My parents says that I am acting out of character and believes that I need psychiatric treatment in a hospital, can this happen?

A: Before any psychiatric treatment can be given your consent is required. If this proves difficult and your parents remain concerned about your behaviour, they can ask your GP to assess your mental health to see if you need medical treatment. If he agrees, then he may recommend that you see a psychiatrist for a further assessment that might be followed by treatment. If your consent remains a problem, then provisions under the Mental Health Act 1983 can be used to treat you without your consent in hospital. More information at directgov

Contact with Harsha Moore or Wayne Oliver at: Oliver Moore Solicitors LLP

Parade House 135 The Parade Watford WD17 1NA 01923 238 427 or 01923 238 300 info@olivermooresolicitors.co.uk www.olivermooresolicitors.co.uk

We can assist with Employment, Discrimination, Mental Health and Mental Capacity, Community Care, Conveyancing and Education.

This article was created on Tuesday, 30th September 2008. It was last tinkered with on Tuesday, 17th May 2011.

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