Andrew Parsons
PartnerBiography
Formerly Senior Partner of RadcliffesLeBrasseur, Andrew is a Partner in our health sector team. He has been named by the Legal 500 and Chambers directories as a leading individual in the field of clinical negligence and mental health law, and appears in the Legal 500’s Hall of Fame.
Andrew specialises in health and social care law. He acts for a large number of private sector healthcare providers and care home operators as well as the NHS. Andrew regularly advises on care homes law, mental health law, public law and judicial review and all areas of healthcare law.
He has been involved in many important care home and mental health cases and is seen as a leading practitioner in this field. He also has experience with large compensation claims and significant untoward incidents. Andrew has extensive advocacy experience including attending inquests on behalf of many healthcare clients.
Andrew acts as adviser on regulatory matters involving CQC regulation and the HSE/police, and has represented many health and adult social care clients in regulatory proceedings. Andrew also has significant court of protection experience.
Andrew frequently lectures and writes briefings on health and social care matters, and has been noted as a legal influencer by Lexology. He provides an educational programme to clients and others in the healthcare sector, especially relating to mental health, care homes and regulation. He is the Honorary Legal Adviser to Care England.