Advice - Representation - Defence - Investigations
Healthcare businesses are highly regulated. Healthcare professionals face many complex and technical rules - both legal and professional. Healthcare professions may have to deal with a variety of regulators. We have extensive experience of representing clients who are involved in investigations or proceedings brought by:

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society;
NHS Counter-fraud and Security Management;
The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency ("MHRA");
Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI);
PCTs;
Police/Crown Prosecution Service;
Department of Health Solicitors;
Coroners;
The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence;
Health and Safety Executive;
Environment Agency;
Trading Standards.

We can:
Give specialist advice;
Attend interviews;
Draft letters and representations;
Provide effective defence in Court or at Inquiries and Tribunals (including disciplinary hearings and High Court appeals)
Advise on Human Rights Act issues

Property and Business Transfers
Whether clients are buying or selling, whether the premises are being transferred, or the shares in a company or the goodwill, we can apply our experience and specialist knowledge to achieve a speedy and cost effective completion of transactions.

Employment
Our team covers all aspects of employment law, including:

Tribunal and Court Claims;
Contracts of Employment;
Staff Handbooks and Policies;
Managing Disciplinary Hearings;
Health and Safety;
Data protection;
Redundancy Management;
Severance Negotiation;
Business Transfers.

Intellectual property
The team offers expertise in all key areas, including advice on data protection and freedom of information. We also have experience of technology licensing and commercialisation, mainly of patents and know-how in a number of industry sectors, including IT and telecommunications, engineering, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and biosciences.

A Full legal Service for Healthcare professionals
Supporting the healthcare and regulatory team, our lawyers have specialist areas of practice including:

Real Estate;
Pensions & Employee Benefits;
Corporate Finance;
Tax and Retirement Relief ;
Stamp Duty Land Tax;
Family Law;
EU/Competition ;
Computer Law;
Planning;
Litigation and dispute resolution;
Company Commercial;
Trusts, Wills and Private Capital;
Offshore advice.