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Pharmaceuticals

The UK pharmaceutical sector is key in delivering innovations that benefit society whilst also making a significant contribution to the UK economy and knowledge base.  Notwithstanding advances in cell, gene and antibody technologies, small molecule therapies are and will continue to play a vital part in treating patients for the… Read More

Education law

Covering every aspect of education law We are committed to the education law sector and understand the challenges and opportunities it faces in this time of change. We have specialist lawyers with a technical but practical understanding of all aspects of education law, including academy conversions, admissions, exclusions, safeguarding and… Read More

Competition law

Healthcare competition law experts There are a number of strands to UK healthcare competition law as it applies to the NHS, many based on EU law, but others introduced through national and NHS-specific legislation. The Health and Social Care Act 2012 effectively sealed the application of… Read More

Intellectual property

Intellectual property – the forgotten value The forgotten value in a lot of organisations is often its intellectual property. This valuable asset can be protected and exploited to bring substantial financial benefit and additional income to any private or public sector entity. Being a technically complex area, seeking expert professional… Read More

Maintained schools

Advice on federating, foundation status and other operational issues The current system of maintained schools was established by the Education Act 1996 and the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.  Although many have converted to academies in the past few years, there remains a… Read More

Healthcare commissioning

Deep understanding of the healthcare commissioning environment NHS care is commissioned by a range of NHS bodies. Clinical Commissioning Groups, led by GPs and other clinicians, are responsible for commissioning a wide range of healthcare services, supported by a network of Commissioning Support Units. In addition, NHS England manages… Read More

Corporate

Corporate advice for your healthcare organisation Change is something that affects all organisations. Our corporate healthcare lawyers help our clients to manage change and provide expert healthcare legal advice relevant to an organisation’s stage of development, from advising start-ups, growing companies requiring specialist advice or funding to owners seeking a… Read More

GP Federations and Provider Organisations

Up-to-date advice in a fast changing environment The role of GPs as healthcare providers is changing as the NHS system responds to the NHS Five Year Forward View. This offers opportunities for GPs. One of the ways to maximise opportunities to provide new services will be to team up with… Read More

GP partnership agreements

The importance of partnership deeds A partnership without a deed is the most unstable business arrangement that exists. Known as a partnership ‘at will’, it is governed by the Partnership Act 1890, which provides perilously little security for a partnership trading in the 21st century. Particularly worrying, is that a partnership may… Read More

Commercial dispute resolution

Effective management and experts in commercial dispute resolution We are able to draw on a wealth of expertise in commercial dispute resolution to help our clients to effectively manage and resolve any commercial dispute that arises, so as to minimise the potential disruption to our clients in terms of management… Read More