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Hempsons

HEMPSONS HOUSE, 40 VILLIERS STREET, LONDON, WC2N 6NJ, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7839 0278
Fax:
Fax 020 7839 8212
DX:
138411 CHARING CROSS-1
Web:
www.hempsons.co.uk
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TOP tier recommendations

London: Insurance > Clinical negligence: defendant
London: Public sector > Healthcare

Recommendations

London: Corporate and commercial > Partnership
London: Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
London: Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
London: Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
London: Real estate > Commercial property

London: Corporate and commercial

Within Partnership, Hempsons is a third tier firm,

Leading individualLynne Abbess heads the Hempsons team, which advises on the formation of LLPs and partnerships, practice mergers and disputes across the healthcare sphere. Clients include individuals and partnerships in the private and public sectors. Richard Creamer was recently promoted to partner.

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London: Dispute resolution

Within Professional discipline, Hempsons is a second tier firm,

Hempsons is highlighted for its ‘excellent attention to detail, knowledge, and customer care’; the firm has ‘long had a medical and dental specialism’, and the team is ‘very thorough’ and ‘good at keeping to timescales’. Chris Morris heads the group; he and newly promoted partner Richard Creamer have ‘excellent knowledge’. Key clients include the MDU and the DDU.

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London: Human resources

Within Employment: employers and senior executives, tier 8

Hempsons boosted its London team with the hire of Fiona McLellan from Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP. The firm handles employment tribunal and disciplinary work for the NHS, charities and social enterprises.

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London: Insurance

Within Clinical negligence: claimant Leading individuals: Clinical negligence

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Within Clinical negligence: defendant, Hempsons is a first tier firm,

Bertie Leigh heads Hempsons’ considerable defendant team, which includes ‘a lot of good solicitors’. Nadya Wolferstan and John Holmes are ‘a delight to work with’, and Rachel Kneale is always ready to provide ad hoc advice. The firm has been instructed by the NHSLA since the authority’s inception. Its work in 2011 included acting for Royal Brompton Hospital in judicial review proceedings relating to the consultation process regarding changes to paediatric congenital cardiac services. In addition, Leigh acted for the trust in the Supreme Court case Rabone v Pennine Care NHS Trust.

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London: Private client

Within Charities and not-for-profit, tier 4

Noted for its ‘high-quality service’ and ‘clear advice’, Hempsons saw some significant client wins in 2011, including SCA Group and Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation. Other longstanding clients of the firm are Arthritis Research UK, Royal British Legion, and the Zoological Society of London. The firm also acts for a large number of community interest companies and NHS charities. Ian Hempseed is the key contact.

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London: Public sector

Within Healthcare, Hempsons is a first tier firm,

Hempsons provides ‘excellent service’ and has ‘expertise in complex subjects’. In 2011, the firm was appointed to the Health Trust Europe, NHS Commercial Alliance and Medical Defence Union panels. Key highlights included acting in a judicial review claim, and advising on the transfer of community health services to a social enterprise. Christian Dingwall, Jamie Foster, John Holmes and practice head Bertie Leigh are recommended.

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London: Real estate

Within Commercial property, tier 7

Hempsons provides ‘excellent service’, particularly in the healthcare sector. Clients include North Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust and the British Medical Association. Charles Farrer’s ‘particular strengths are in distinguishing points of law and technical issues from points of commercial substance’.

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