Aswini Weereratne KC

About me

I am an expert barrister specialising in human rights, mental health and capacity law, focusing in particular on the protection of vulnerable adults, children and young people in many different spheres of life. I undertake advocacy and advisory work in a wide range of practice areas including health and welfare cases in the Court of Protection, in public and private law claims, actions against state and private bodies such as sporting bodies, including assault and unlawful detention claims, historic child abuse claims, inquests and inquiries, reporting restrictions and international law. I also draft interventions for NGOs in cases before the higher courts and advises on proposed legislation, most recently on the issue of female genital mutilation. 

In addition, I have a strong background in investigatory, and regulatory work and I am a qualified mediator. I sit as a deputy chair of the Investigating Committee of the General Pharmaceutical Council. I have chaired and produced published reports for six independent inquiries into homicides by patients within mental health services. I have recently represented the Child Migrants Trust in the investigation into overseas child migration by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, chaired by Professor Alexis Jay.