Lizzie Bond
Senior Associate
Experience
Lizzie Bond is a senior associate in the team. She has worked in the legal sector for 11 years, and specialises in Court of Protection health and welfare work. Since joining Capsticks, Lizzie has been building up her experience in inquest work in addition to her Court of Protection caseload.
Expertise
Lizzie regularly advises on the following issues:
- Adult safeguarding
- S21A and S16 COP proceedings (regularly conducting own advocacy)
- Community DoLS applications
- Inherent Jurisdiction proceedings
- Funding and care package disputes
- Inquests
Before joining Capsticks, Lizzie worked in-house at a local authority, where she was the Deputy Principal Lawyer for litigation work. She was responsible for the adult social care legal work, advising on a range of issues and supporting the busy social work teams across the county. Prior to this, Lizzie spent several years in private practice taking instructions from the Official Solicitor to act for P in Court of Protection proceedings. She has acted for a range of different clients, including vulnerable adults, advocates, family members, social workers and now NHS bodies. Prior to her Court of Protection practice, Lizzie worked for a national law firm specialising in criminal law.
Lizzie has also conducted training for a range of clients, including RPRs, other solicitors and social workers regarding the Mental Capacity Act, case law updates and on the Court of Protection.
Admitted as a Solicitor
March 2018
Qualifications
The University of Sheffield, History and Philosophy, BA (Hons)
The University of Law, LPC (Distinction)
Oxford Brookes University, Graduate Diploma in Law (Distinction)
