Wolton & Co Solicitors

Mental Health Act Specialists

Celebrating our 25th Anniversary in 2025

Wolton & Co provide expert mental health advice and representation, with a team accredited by the Law Society since 2000.

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About

The Firm

For over 25 years our representatives have worked closely together as a team.

Unlike many other firms all our caseworkers are members of the Law Society Mental Health Tribunal Panel.

Our clients can therefore be assured that everyone working on their case has a wealth of skill and experience.

 

Our Clients

We represent clients throughout the UK with expertise in both civil and forensic cases.

We specialise in the representation of clients in High Security.

As we work all over the country we can continue to work with our clients even where they are transferred out of our area.

We have represented many of our clients since the firm opened and we keep our own archive of their admissions. This provides us with a unique insight into their individual psychiatric experience.

 

Our Success

The firm has been involved in several important cases many of which have set legal precedents:

 

Our Commitment

Our receptionists Mandy and Siroun will deal with your enquiry quickly and efficiently.

You can contact us by telephone on 01227 452138, by email to or by using our enquiry form below.

We are fully funded by the Legal Aid Agency and never charge our clients for any extra work we carry out, even if we cannot claim for it ourselves.

Our clients can be assured that they will never receive a bill for the work which we do for them.

Representatives

Karen Wolton

Solicitor and Principal
Karen qualified as a solicitor in 1995 and began her career as a family lawyer. In 1997 she began work in the field of mental health and has worked exclusively in mental health law ever since. In September 2000 she started the firm of Wolton & Co. Karen has been a speaker at Mental Health Lawyers Association conferences and contributed to their training courses. She is also a Peer Reviewer for the Legal Aid Agency and in this role she is responsible for auditing the work of other mental health firms.

Rachel Sackett

Solicitor
Rachel qualified as a solicitor in 1999 and initially worked in both clinical negligence and mental health law with Harman and Harman Solicitors. Rachel studied mental health law at university and has worked exclusively in mental health law since 2003. Rachel moved to Fairweathers Solicitors in 2006. She Joined Wolton & Co in September 2018. She has been a member of the Law Society Mental Health Accreditation Scheme since 2003. Rachel also works as a part time Mental Health Tribunal Judge.

Katherine George

Solicitor
Katherine qualified as a solicitor in 2002 and initially worked in both family and mental health law with Harman and Harman Solicitors. She joined Wolton & Co in 2005 to work solely in mental health law. Katherine has a degree in English and French Law. She is fluent in French and has a basic knowledge of German.

Kim Warr

Legal Representative
Kim has worked as a legal assistant for Wolton & Co solicitors since 2000 and qualified onto the Law Society Mental Health Accreditation scheme in 2010. Kim is also a qualified psychiatric nurse (RMN) and general nurse (SRN).

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