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RadcliffesLeBrasseur

5 GREAT COLLEGE STREET, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, SW1P 3SJ, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7222 7040
Fax:
Fax 020 7222 6208
DX:
113 LONDON/CHANCERY LN
Web:
www.rlb-law.com
Email:
London, Leeds, Cardiff

What we say about the firm's legal practice in London

Corporate and commercial

Within Partnership Partnership

Crime, fraud and licensing

Within Crime Crime

Dispute resolution

Within Professional discipline, RadcliffesLeBrasseur is a first tier firm,

RadcliffesLeBrasseur is ‘renowned for its strong healthcare practice’, but also has ‘genuine, first-class and reliable expertise in the field of solicitors/SRA regulation and disciplinary law and process’. It is instructed by medical and defence organisations, and defends healthcare practitioners in disciplinary and regulatory cases, as well as specialising in defence work for solicitors facing disciplinary and regulatory proceedings. Key individuals include the ‘extremely bright’ Alex Leslie; the ‘extremely knowledgeable and charismatic’ Ralph Shipway; Nigel West, who has ‘great experience’; and Richard Privett, who is ‘very able and personable’.

Human resources

Within Employment, tier 8

RadcliffesLeBrasseur has been active advising charities, healthcare providers, care homes and senior executives.

Private client

Within Charities and not-for-profit , tier 6

Consultant Guy Greenhous heads the charities group at RadcliffesLeBrasseur, which advises NHS trusts and education bodies, among others.

Within Family, tier 6

‘Conscientious and hardworking’, Caroline Penfold heads the team at RadcliffesLeBrasseur, which regularly acts in high-value divorce proceedings.

Within Personal tax, trusts and probate, tier 5

At RadcliffesLeBrasseur, Simon Goldring advises high-net-worth individuals on all aspects of private wealth, both domestic and international. The highly rated Guy Greenhous is now a consultant to the practice.

Public sector

Within Healthcare, RadcliffesLeBrasseur is a third tier firm,

RadcliffesLeBrasseur’s broad healthcare practice advises 175 public sector and 80 private sector healthcare bodies, and all three Medical Defence Organisations. Recent work includes advising on GP partnership mergers, acting in nursing home inquests and advising on the new NHS mental health contract. Clients include Care UK, Cygnet Healthcare and Castlebeck Care. Andrew Parsons leads the team.

Real estate

Within Commercial property, tier 5

Karen Mayne heads RadcliffesLeBrasseur’s team, whose clients include The Church Commissioners of England, Royal Mail, and leisure sector clients such as Matchbar Group and Carluccio’s. The firm’s large healthcare practice represents the NHS and private sector healthcare bodies.

Within Property finance Property finance

Within Property litigation, tier 5

RadcliffesLeBrasseur acts for residential and estate property managers. The practice recently acted in a proprietary estoppel case against the Crown Estate.

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