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Freeths LLP

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The majority of Freeths LLP ’clients are brain injured and have received multi-million-pound compensation awards. It also has considerable experience of working with elderly clients. The group is particularly skilled at handling welfare work, as well as property and affairs matters. Natasha Molloy and Melanie Williams co-head the department. Williams and Jane Maitland are both appointed to the Office of the Public Guardian’s Panel of Deputies.

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  • ‘Melanie Williams is the head of the team. Melanie has been appreciative, I believe, of our collaborative approach and I feel we work well together in solving issues that arise’.

  • ‘Melanie Williams is an experienced and highly capable practitioner'.

  • ‘I have worked with the CoP team for many years and am always impressed with their dedication and particular attention to detail'.

  • ‘Focused, engaged, personal, and real knowledge of the clients as people’.

  • ‘Freeths CoP team works in a collaborative way with the client, their family members and also the wider professional network. They are approachable and flexible in their approach’.

  • ‘Natasha Molloy heads the service and provides stability and expertise in supporting her colleagues. She has a straightforward approach and is clear and articulate when querying issues or when taking decisions'.

  • 'Navada Ward is responsive and clear in her manner. She is organised and open to discussion over decisions to be made'.
  • 'Always keeping the best interest of her client at the front of their minds the team at Freeths offer a professional and supportive service’.

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Natasha Molloy

Freeths LLP

Partner and Head of Court of Protection (Nottingham) Natasha is a highly experienced professional deputy who has acted for hundreds of clients who lack capacity to manage their own property and affairs. She deals with all types of cases but primarily specialises in acquired brain injury, representing both adults and children who lack capacity as a result of personal injury or clinical negligence. Her clients also include those with mental health issues, learning difficulties and birth injuries.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Natasha Molloy, Melanie Williams

Other key lawyers

Jane Maitland, Navada Ward

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