Tolu Ipinmoye

Tolu qualified as a mental health solicitor in 2012. Prior to qualifying Tolu worked as a mental health nurse practitioner for six years within an NHS Trust in a rehabilitation setting for people with enduring mental health problems. He also acquired significant experience working with the Crisis and Home Treatment teams responding to people experiencing acute mental health issues in the community where possible facilitating less restrictive home treatment as an alternative to compulsory admission.

Tolu represents patients seeking to appeal their detention orders to the First-tier Tribunal and the Hospital Managers. Tolu is skilled in understanding his client’s needs and endeavours to demonstrate understanding and empathy to achieve good practical outcomes for those experiencing crisis including offering advice relating to local authority’s duty of care and discharge care planning.

Tolu is fluent in the Yoruba language.