PALADIN EXPERTS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Advocacy Service Manager
- Care Expert
Carolyn is a vastly experienced and qualified Independent Mental Capacity Assessor and NHS CHC expert, who takes particular pleasure empowering client's, giving them a voice and looking at the person and their case holistically and compassionately.
Uniquely, Carolyn is dual qualified in health and law: Law degree, Called to the bar, (2002), MSc. in Health perspectives on the Mental Capacity Act, Pg. dip in Advocacy and Pg. dip in Occupational therapy.
She has over 20 years of experience in NHS CHC cases and started Age Concern Oxfordshire's inventive independent advice service where in addition to successfully representing many clients; was a member of the Ombudsman Management Group; wrote a report for the Health Select Committee and would meet with the Ombudsman to detail her experiences of hundred's of cases.
As Advocacy Service Manager, Carolyn went to the Consultation process of the Mental Capacity Act highlighting the needs of carers and the elderly.
Ms Slater has over 30 years experience and is skilled in handling complex financial matters. As well as through being a financial expert she has experience of the Court via her previous role as a Police Officer. Her areas of focus include professional negligence, loss of earnings, pensions on divorce, and pension loss arising from personal injury. Ms Slater accepts Claimant, Defendant, and joint instructions, ensuring a comprehensive and balanced perspective is presented in Court.
Dawn is a professionally qualified Financial Planner with 34 years of experience. She has consistently demonstrated expertise across the vast landscape of investments, pensions, and financial planning. Throughout her career, she has championed the cause of good financial advice in the UK.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Financial Planner
Job Titles:
- Independent Financial Adviser & Expert Witness
Ian is an experienced Financial Planner and Expert Witness, he is a trained counsellor and SOLLA accredited Chartered Financial Planner. He has acted as an expert witness on hundreds of cases, providing expert reports and commentary on Pension Loss, Loss of Income, Accommodation (Post RvJ), Cost of Financial Advice, Periodical Payments and the financial structure of damages awards. He can attend JSM's and can also help assess settlement offer viability.
Ian has a vast experience in dealing with a wide range of complex pension schemes and has particular experience in working with defined benefit pensions.
He is also trusted by solicitors and barristers involving child cases, where the child's money may be better managed outside of the Court Funds Office. He is regularly invited to lecture and provide training to the OPG, Charities, Law firms, Barristers and their supporting bodies in an approachable style that can help complex subject matters become understandable. Ian offers a free initial chat/viability check service and is confident under questioning and in the production of joint statements.
Job Titles:
- Director, Independent Financial Adviser & Expert Witness
- Expert
Stephen has been an expert to the court for the last 12 years and has worked in financial services since 2000 when he entered the industry working for Invesco. He is a specialist
Financial Planner working with vulnerable individuals and their support teams. He has acted as an expert witness on hundreds