Gordons
Tel: 01483 451900
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gordonsols.co.uk
Sectors
- Care homes.
- Domiciliary care.
- Supported living and extra care.
- Learning disability services.
- Independent hospitals.
Services
- Regulatory action.
- Responding to civil and criminal enforcement action, and draft inspection reports.
- Safeguarding enquiries.
- Contract disputes (including fees and embargoes).
- Police investigations and prosecutions.
- Mental health, mental capacity and DoLS.
- Health and safety.
- Employment law.
- Corporate finance and banking.
- Sales and acquisitions.
- Property-related matters.
- Commercial law advice.
- Commercial litigation.
Lead individuals
Neil Grant heads Gordons’ Health and Social Care Provider Team based in Guildford. Neil is an expert in the regulation and funding of health and social care services. He has a wealth of experience, having acted for inspectorates and other public bodies at a senior level. Neil only acts for providers, not regulators or commissioners, thus avoiding conflicts of interest.
Neil Grant, Partner
Tel: 01483 451900
Email: [email protected]
Susan Hunneyball works alongside Neil and has significant experience in advising clients in the health and social care sector. She has assisted providers with appeals against CQC decisions and, relevantly during the pandemic, on issues arising from compliance with infection control. She has helped providers obtain good outcomes following CQC urgent action. In addition, a large part of the work she does is advising clients who are involved in inquests or have Fitness to Practice issues, particularly in the pharmacy sector.
Susan Hunneyball, Partner
Tel: 01483 451900
Email: [email protected]
Company information
Gordons Partnership is a respected law firm and is a recognised leader in the healthcare field. It was formed in 1994 by three lawyers from leading practices who were fed up with the ‘factory’ approach to law. At the time, Gordons’ philosophy was to provide high-quality, practical and affordable advice, in a professional and friendly environment. Throughout the firm’s growth, it has not lost sight of that philosophy.
Hempsons
Tel: 01423 724056
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.hempsons.co.uk
Sectors
- Care homes/nursing homes.
- Domiciliary care/care agencies.
- Supported living and extra care.
- Learning disability services.
- Independent hospitals.
- Charities and third sector.
Services
- Charity law.
- Commercial property.
- Community care law.
- Corporate law (including sales and acquisitions).
- CQC regulatory.
- Data protection and security.
- Disputes and litigation.
- Employment law.
- Health and safety.
- Inquests and coroners.
- Judicial review.
- Mental health law.
Lead individuals
Philippa leads Hempsons’ social care team, specialises in CQC work and has significant experience of working both for and against, which gives her a unique insight and the ability to offer pragmatic advice. She has over 20 years’ experience in the health and social care sector and with a varied workload including information governance, safeguarding, Court of Protection and consent. She provides extensive registered manager training to aide compliance with the CQC’s fundamental standards as well as navigating the single assessment framework.
Philippa Doyle, Partner
Tel: 01423 724028
Email: [email protected]
Martin acts for organisations in the full range of claims before employment tribunals. He frequently defends factually complex and legally novel claims, particularly in relation to disability, sexual orientation discrimination and whistle-blowing allegations. His practice includes executive and senior manager terminations, discrimination issues, TUPE, reorganisations, complex disciplinary matters and concerns with doctors (MHPS). Martin provides bespoke training on employment topics, ranging from TUPE and related procurement preparation to equal opportunities and disciplinary investigations and appeals.
Martin Cheyne, Partner
Tel: 01423 724121
Email: [email protected]
Company information
As leading health, social care and charity lawyers, Hempsons support providers in delivering quality services. The social care team has won the ‘Legal, professional and business’ category at the Care Sector Supplier Awards for the last three years. Hempsons’ social care advice line offers providers up to 30 minutes of free legal advice. Call 01423 724056.
Scott Moncrieff & Associates Ltd
Tel: 020 3972 9011
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.scomo.com
Sectors
- Care homes.
- GPs and dental practices.
- Independent hospitals, clinics.
- Supported living and extra care.
- Learning disability.
- Mental health.
- Cosmetics and ‘aesthetics’ services.
Services
- CQC appeals to the First-Tier Tribunal.
- CQC registration advice.
- CQC notices to refuse, cancel or vary registration, warning notices and fixed penalty notices.
- Buying and selling.
- Commercial law advice.
- Commercial litigation.
- Commissioner fee and contract disputes.
- Contract drafting.
- GP disputes with integrated care boards (ICBs).
- GP referrals to NHS Resolution.
- Health and safety.
- Inquests and judicial review.
- Mental Capacity Act.
- Police investigations.
- Property development and construction.
Lead individuals
Errol Archer leads on regulatory work for health and social care providers. His experienced team works with small and large providers, delivering commercially focused solutions. He brings valuable regulatory and policy insights from many years of advising business owners, regulatory bodies, central Government departments and Government ministers. As a specialist Solicitor-Advocate, he has represented clients at hundreds of court and tribunal hearings, including the First-Tier Tribunal (Care Standards), the Coroners’ Court and the High Court.
Errol Archer, Solicitor-Advocate
Tel: 07729 421836
Email: [email protected]
Tom Woodward is a specialist Employment Lawyer and provides expert advice to employers via a fast-response, cost-effective service on an ‘as required’ basis.
Tom Woodward, Solicitor
Tel: 07917 835134
Email: [email protected]
Company information
Scott-Moncrieff is a leading firm, established over 30 years ago and known for its commitment to delivering high-quality legal services at an affordable cost. The firm provides a national service through recognised leaders in their fields, across all legal areas. It has a national reputation and particular expertise in the health and social care sectors. Its co-founder, Lucy Scott-Moncrieff CBE, describes the firm as user-friendly and approachable and emphasises that every client gets a personal service. The firm is known for standing up for clients when the going gets tough.
Weightmans LLP
Tel: 0345 073 9900
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.weightmans.com
Sectors
- Care homes and care homes with nursing.
- Domiciliary/homecare providers.
- Supported/assisted living.
- Extra care and retirement living.
- Independent hospitals and clinics.
- Mental health and learning disability services.
- Children’s homes and foster care/agencies.
Services
- Health and care regulatory.
- Challenging inspection reports.
- Corporate, regulatory and police investigations and prosecutions.
- Inquests and inquiries.
- Safeguarding and Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) investigations.
- Mental capacity and Liberty Protection Safeguards.
- Employment, pensions and business immigration.
- Mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures.
- Real estate and construction.
- Commercial contracts and procurement.
- Contractual and fee disputes.
- Corporate restructuring and insolvency.
- Complaints, claims and litigation.
Lead individuals
Weightmans’ national multi-disciplinary health and care team comprises more than 150 specialist lawyers, acting for private, charitable and public sector health and care providers. The team is led by Andrew Parsons and Mike Clifford.
Andrew specialises in health and care regulatory law, providing advice on care home, mental health and public law. He is a leading practitioner in his field and is also the Honorary Legal Advisor to Care England. Mike specialises in corporate law and acts for providers, owners of, investors in and funders of health and care businesses.
Andrew Parsons, Partner
Tel: 07711 799471
Email: [email protected]
Mike Clifford, Partner
Tel: 07891 809930
Email: [email protected]
Company information
Weightmans is a leading commercial law firm with offices in England, Scotland and Wales. It is recognised by the legal directories for its work in the health and care sector. Weightmans acts for many of the largest care home groups as well as a multitude of smaller and specialist providers. Weightmans provides its clients with a comprehensive ‘one-stop shop’ of legal services. Its approach is based on offering the very best and well-informed advice combined with a responsive and cost-effective service. Weightmans understands that problems can arise at any time in a health and care setting, so it operates a 24-hour helpline to provide advice and support to its clients. Its services are complemented by seminars and briefings enabling clients to keep up to date with the latest developments.