Victoria Colclough
UK Guide 2025
Court of Protection: Health & Welfare (Public Sector Clients) + 1 more ranking
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About
Provided by Victoria Colclough
Career
Victoria is a Senior Associate in our Health Advisory and Inquests team, providing national support. She has a range of experience in dealing with complex mental capacity and mental health matters in a variety of jurisdictions, including the High Court. She also has experience with the interplay between healthcare and the Family Court. Victoria leads on the team’s ‘Re X’ community deprivation of liberty offering.
She acts for a range of clients including commissioners, trusts, local authorities and providers. Victoria has also spent time on a number of client secondments, including one to a large acute North West trust to help support them through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chambers Review
UK
Victoria Colclough has notable experience in deprivation of liberty matters, particularly those involving young people and people with acute mental health needs. She also represents clients in life-sustaining treatment cases.
Victoria Colclough is a senior associate at Browne Jacobson. She regularly acts for NHS trusts on matters surrounding deprivation of liberty and individuals detained under the Mental Health Act.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Victoria is super friendly and very supportive."
"Victoria is excellent. She is always efficient, an expert in mental health law and it is a delight to work with her. She is always on top of her game."
"She is on top of all the case law as well as being friendly and fun to work with. I could not rate her high enough! I am always very pleased to see a case with her. She absolutely stands out."
"Victoria is super friendly and very supportive."
"Victoria is excellent. She is always efficient, an expert in mental health law and it is a delight to work with her. She is always on top of her game."
"She is on top of all the case law as well as being friendly and fun to work with. I could not rate her high enough! I am always very pleased to see a case with her. She absolutely stands out."