Our Team

We are not only lawyers but have breadth and depth of work experience that we can utilise in all our work with our clients.

Tam Gill - Principal Solicitor

A photograph of Tam Gill

Tam Gill qualified as a Solicitor in 2004 and has since specialised in mental health work. She has been a member of the Law Society Mental Health Panel since 2004.
She has a wealth of experience of Mental Health and Prison Law (including Parole Board work) and is a specialist in forensic work, working extensively with patients in High Secure and Medium Secure Hospitals.
She has previous extensive experience as a clinical research biochemist working on research relating to psycho-tropic medication.
Tam is a MHLA (Mental Health Lawyers Association) Committee member.
Fluent in Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi.

A photograph of Kayt Foster

Kayt qualified as a Solicitor in 2006 and has been a member of the Law Society Mental Health Panel since 2006 .
She has a wide experience in all areas of mental health law with previous experience in criminal and family work.
With a Masters degree in Child Law Kayt has a particular interest in child and adolescent psychiatry.
Kayt is a member of the MHLA

A photograph of Elizabeth Beaney

Elizabeth is a Mental Health Tribunal Representative. She has a wide breadth of mental health law experience and has specialised in this area since 2003.
She has extensive experience of representing clients at Tribunal hearings, Hospital Manager's hearings and Care Programme Approach reviews. She has been a member of the Law Society Mental Health Panel since 2007.
Elizabeth is available to represent clients in the whole of Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex, Berkshire and the Isle of Wight.
Elizabeth is a member of the MHLA.

A photograph of Anne Webster

Anne has been a solicitor since 1996 specialising originally in criminal law and now in mental health law.
She started work in the voluntary sector, working first for CSV and then for NACRO. After training as a solicitor, she co-founded a legal firm, which specialised in crime and prison law.
Anne is available to represent clients in East Sussex, West Sussex, Kent, and London.
She is a member of the MHLA.

A photograph of Deborah Best

Deborah qualified as a solicitor in 2000. She has a background in mental health, family and criminal law. She currently specialises in mental health law, in particular cases with a forensic and/or human rights element.
Deborah has extensive experience in advising and assisting clients at Care Programme Approach meetings as well as representing clients at Hospital Managers hearings and Mental Health Tribunal hearings.
She has been a member of the Law Society Mental Health Panel since 2004 and is police station accredited. Deborah is available to represent clients in London, Essex, Kent and East Sussex.
Deborah is a member of the MHLA.

A photograph of Sam Polson

Sam is an experienced solicitor, admitted in 2001 and has been a member of the Law Society Mental Health Panel since 1999.
Sam represents clients at Mental Health Tribunals and Hospital Managers hearings. Sam' s clients include civil and forensic patients detained in low, medium and high secure hospitals as well as those discharged to the community and seeking after-care and absolute discharge.
Sam has undertaken cases, which have been subsequently reported and have had an impact on the development of case law in this very dynamic area. These include: R (on the application of B)V Camden LBC {2005}EWCH ; Robinson v London Borough of Waltham Forest Co/9360/2005.
Sam is available to represent clients in London, Essex, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Sussex and Kent
Sam is a member of the MHLA.

A photograph of Louise Gledhill

Louise has lengthy experience working in the mental health field. She has been Practice Manager for Gledhill Solicitors since the firm was established in 1998.
She has previously worked in social housing and as a qualified counsellor with adults and young women.