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
Recommendations
London: Corporate and commercial
Within Partnership, Hempsons is a third tier firm,
‘Leading individual’ Lynne 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.
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.
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.
London: Insurance
Within Clinical negligence: claimant Leading individuals: Clinical negligence
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.
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.
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.
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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London
Offices in London
- Corporate and commercial : Partnership
- Dispute resolution : Professional discipline
- Human resources : Employment: employers and senior executives
- Insurance : Clinical negligence: claimant
- Insurance : Clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client : Charities and not-for-profit
- Public sector : Healthcare
- Real estate : Commercial property
North
Offices in Newcastle upon Tyne
North West
Offices in Manchester
- Overview : Leading individuals
- Human resources : Employment
- Insurance : Clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client : Charities
- Public sector : Health
- Real estate : Commercial property: Manchester
Yorkshire and the Humber
Offices in Harrogate
- Corporate and commercial : Corporate and commercial: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Human resources : Employment: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Insurance : Clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client : Charities
- Projects, energy and natural resources : Project finance and PFI
- Public sector : Health
- Real estate : Commercial property: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Real estate : Construction