Meet The Team

In Ormistons we pride ourselves in only practising mental health and adults with incapacity law. By focusing solely on these areas of law we have in-depth legal knowledge and practical experience to be able to assist no matter the situation.

Mental Health Tribunals

You will always work with a solicitor that has extensive experience and training in the field of mental health law. Ormistons conduct tribunals on a daily basis and in 2022 represented at 1250 mental health tribunals.

Celebrating 20 years of going above and beyond

Ormistons was established in 2003 and in that time has grown to to be Scotland's largest mental health law practice.

Discover Our Services

Detained in hospital

Community orders

Named Persons

From the North to the South of Scotland

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Dundee

Inverness

Dumfries

Fife

Aberdeen

Ayr

In Ormistons, we recognise the need for a specialist mental health legal service across the length and breadth of the Scottish mainland and Isles. For that reason, the same level of service is provided regardless of geographical location.

Latest News

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD

17th Nov

Our Principal Solicitor Trevor Ormiston was truly humbled and honoured to receive the award for Outstanding Contribution this week at the Herald Law Awards! We truly could not thrive to support our vulnerable client base daily if it wasn't for the ethos he has built for Ormistons over the last 20 years! Congratulations Trevor, truly […]

Legal Aid

11th Dec

Legal Aid is available to all eligible clients. Eligibility is assessed by solicitors and is available in full for persons that are detained under the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 and wish to consider appealing. This is also available to named persons and interested parties.

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