About Neil
Neil Allen is married with two super kids and, in his spare time from fatherhood, is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester and a Barrister at 39 Essex Chambers. With particular interests in human rights, mental health and incapacity law, he teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students, and regularly delivers training for a variety of audiences including health and local authorities, s12 doctors, GPs, AMHPs, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and law firms. He has been involved in many of the leading cases in this field, including Cheshire West, N v ACCG, and Re X. In 2024 he was shortlisted for Barrister of the Year in the Court of Protection and is consistently ranked in Chambers and Partners and in the Legal500.