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DAC Beachcroft LLP’s sizeable team is praised for its ‘quick turnaround of advice’, and is ‘always responsive’. The firm provides a full-service offering to NHS trusts such as Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and York Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and also advises private healthcare providers. It acts on matters ranging from the transfer of community services to employment tribunals and M&A deals. The ‘excellentRachael Heenan and her team regularly work with PCT clusters on the development of clinical commissioning groups.

The team at Hempsons is ‘very responsive’ and ‘extremely knowledgeable’. It acts for a number of NHS trusts in areas such as community care law, inquests, the clinical application of mental health legislation, and contentious care package issues. With the assistance of commercial partner Adrian Parker, the team advises public and private healthcare clients on procurement and antitrust issues. Both Stephen Evans and Adam Hartrick are ‘exceptionally good’. Andrew Davidson and healthcare litigator David Roberts left in late 2011, for Capsticks’ new Leeds office.

Prominent healthcare firm Capsticks made a significant attempt to break into the Leeds market with its hire of David Roberts and public healthcare employment specialist Andrew Davidson from Hempsons in 2011. The group acts for a wealth of NHS, private sector and charitable clients, across criminal prosecutions, investigations and redundancies. Contentious healthcare specialist David Firth heads the team.

Pinsent Masons LLP provides ‘accurate’ and ‘commercially astute’ advice, and a ‘very high level of service’. It advises public healthcare providers on partnerships with the private sector, and also advises private entities (including Serco) on commercial relationships with NHS providers. Group head Michael Boyd left in May 2012 for DWF LLP.

Led by David Kilduff, Walker Morris represents regional public health organisations and national care home providers. Recent work for Andrew Uprichard includes advising the NHS Business Services Authority on procurement. Regulatory expert Jeanette Harwood has expertise in fatality inquests. Key clients include Bradford Community Health NHS Trust, and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

DLA Piper UK LLP’s Stephen Atkinson has experience in transactional healthcare matters, and Mark Vipan advises on major NHS IT and data projects. Public sector specialist Richard Bonnar is also recommended.

DWF LLP hired Michael Boyd, an expert in NHS transactional matters, to head up its growing healthcare group in Leeds. Boyd is ‘good at understanding the underlying client issues’, and receives praise for his ‘innovative’ approach.

Andrew Peel leads an ‘outstanding’ team at Hill Dickinson LLP which focuses on the private healthcare sector. It represents the Medical Defence Union, Bupa Cromwell Hospital and Hospital Corporation of America.

At RadcliffesLeBrasseur, Nicholas Rawson advises doctors and hospitals on GMC-related matters, and regularly acts in judicial reviews and disciplinary procedures.

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  • TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKINGS (PROTECTION OF EMPLOYMENT) AND AGE DISCRIMINATION

    I have been asked to cover the topic of Employment law within my half an hour speaking slot today. I have narrowed my subject down to Transfer of Undertakings and Discrimination, with the focus on providing an update on the recent spate of cases on service provision change and on the important developments in the law of age discrimination. Needless to say, in my presentation I shall not be able to cover the level of detail which is contained in my written paper, which I will leave you to read.
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