Gordons
Tel: 01483 451900
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gordonsols.co.uk
Sectors
- Care homes/nursing homes.
- Domiciliary care services.
- Supported living and extra care.
- Learning disability services.
- Independent hospitals.
- Children’s homes.
- Supported accommodation for children.
Services
- Regulatory law.
- Responding to civil and criminal enforcement action.
- Responding to draft inspection reports.
- Safeguarding enquiries.
- Contract disputes (including fees and embargoes).
- Police investigations and prosecutions.
- Mental health, mental capacity and DoLS.
- Health and safety.
- Commercial law advice.
- Commercial litigation.
- Corporate finance and banking.
- Sales and acquisitions.
- Data protection law.
- Employment law.
- Property-related matters.
Lead individual – Neil Grant
Neil Grant leads the firm’s health and social care provider team. 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 and his team only act for providers, not regulators or commissioners, thus avoiding conflicts of interest. Between them, the health and social care provider team have over 50 years’ experience in the sector and are experts on regulatory matters concerning the CQC and Ofsted.
Tel: 01483 451900
Email: [email protected]
Company information
Gordons Partnership is a full-service law firm offering joined-up support to clients across its various teams. The firm 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 724028
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 Doyle, Partner, and Martin Cheyne, Partner
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 25 years’ experience in the health and social care sector and with a varied workload including information governance, safeguarding, Court of Protection and consent.
Martin acts for health and social care organisations in the full range of claims before employment tribunals. He frequently defends factually complex and also legally novel claims, particularly in relation to disability, sex and sexual orientation discrimination and whistle-blowing allegations.
Tel: 01423 724028 (Philippa)
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01423 724121 (Martin)
Email: [email protected]
Company information
The social care team at Hempsons supports providers in delivering quality services and is proud to have won the Care Sector Supplier Awards: Legal and professional category for the last four years. Legal and regulatory advice includes: CQC, GDPR, safeguarding, employment, property, corporate and commercial, charity law, dispute resolution, managing complaints and individual regulatory and criminal defence.
Hempsons has particular expertise working for care home and social care providers, challenging CQC inspection reports and challenging local authorities in relation to the management and scope of safeguarding investigations and infection control audits. Hempsons also provides extensive training and workforce development support on the CQC fundamental standards and the single assessment framework. Providers can access up to 30 minutes free legal advice via Hempsons social care legal advice line on 01423 724028.
Stephensons Solicitors LLP
Tel: 0333 344 4882
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stephensons.co.uk
Sectors
- Residential care homes and nursing homes.
- Homecare agencies.
- Supported living and extra care.
- Learning disability services.
- Independent hospitals and clinics.
- GP and dental practices.
- Nurseries and childcare providers.
- Children’s homes and fostering agencies.
Services
- Challenging draft inspection reports and ratings.
- Appeals to the first-tier tribunal (Care Standards Chamber).
- Challenging notices to cancel, suspend, impose/vary conditions of registration.
- Criminal investigations and prosecutions.
- CQC/Ofsted registration advice and challenging refusals of registration.
- Challenging warning/improvement notices.
- Safeguarding investigations.
- Fitness to practice investigations.
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
- Health and safety prosecutions.
Lead individuals – Laura Hannah and Chloe Parish
Laura Hannah leads the health and social care regulation team, which specialises in CQC regulation and inquests. Laura has extensive experience of successfully defending health and social care providers, helping them to achieve or retain their registration following a proposed refusal/cancellation; successfully challenge an inspection report; avoid a criminal prosecution; and improve the overall ratings of a service. Laura is assisted by a team of experienced lawyers, including Chloe Parish, who also leads the early years, education and children’s social care team which specialises in Ofsted regulation.
Tel: 01942 774065 (Laura)
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01942 774037 (Chloe)
Email: [email protected]
Company information
Stephensons is an award-winning, nationally recognised law firm providing individuals, businesses, Government and regulatory bodies with a wide range of legal services. Recognised by the Legal 500, it has an excellent reputation for defending professionals and businesses within the health and social care sectors and prides itself on achieving the best possible results for its clients. As a full-service law firm, Stephensons can provide high-quality and comprehensive legal services across a wide range of legal issues, providing a transparent, consistent approach and easy access to confidential legal advice.
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 – Mike Clifford and Julia Appleton
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 Mike Clifford and Julia Appleton. Mike specialises in corporate law and acts for providers, owners of, investors in and funders of health and care businesses. Julia specialises in health and care regulatory law, providing advice on care home, mental health and public law.
Tel: 0345 073 9900 (Mike)
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 0345 073 9900 (Julia)
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. The firm 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.
Understanding that problems can arise at any time in a health and care setting, Weightmans 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 in the legal and regulatory landscape.