Bevan Brittan LLP fields a team of ‘skilled negotiators‘ who are trusted advisers to numerous independent and social healthcare clients. It is regularly involved in development and redevelopment projects, refinancings, PFI variations and disputes, among others. Michael Boyd is a key contact for NHS clients in transactional, commercial and compliance matters, while James Atkins is a specialist in healthcare property queries; they jointly lead the practice. Susan Trigg has experience representing defendants in clinical negligence matters, and senior associate Charles Stent deals with commercial property matters.
Health in Yorkshire And The Humber
Bevan Brittan LLP
Practice head(s):
Michael Boyd; James Atkins
Other key lawyers:
Susan Trigg; Charles Stent
Testimonials
‘Easy to access, always willing to help, very good value for money.’
‘James Atkins is genuine, very helpful and always does all he can to support us.’
‘Skilled negotiators. Timely responses and delivery. They don’t just answer the question you ask, they get to the nub of the issues we are trying to resolve and cover in legal agreements.’
‘I recently worked with Bevan Brittan’s healthcare real estate team led by James Atkins. James was my main point of contact and I was very impressed with service and quality of the advice he provided. I was particularly struck by the degree to which he made himself available and the speed of response – especially bearing in mind that he would, I am sure, have been juggling a multitude of matters. Highly recommended.’
‘The Leeds office has been incredibly helpful with judicial review cases. Very knowledgeable about the law, ability to explain in clear English and give excellent advice.’
‘Susan Trigg. She has been absolutely excellent. She is clever, well-prepared, knowledgeable, and very easy to get along with too.’
‘James Atkins. Totally reliable, highly responsive, extremely knowledgeable of his field. A partner in every sense of the word not just an adviser.’
Key clients
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
NHS Property Services Limited
Connect Limited
NHS England
Community Health Partnerships Limited
Department of Health and Social Care
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Genomics England
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
North Tees and Hartlepool Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
NHS Doncaster CCG
NHS Sheffield CCG
NHS Bassetlaw CCG
NHS East Berkshire CCG
NHS West Berkshire CCG
NHS Rotherham CCG
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Work highlights
- Advising the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust on the contracting and procurement strategy for the Trusts £197m redevelopment of the Calderdale Royal Hospital.
- Advising the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on the design and construction of the new Leeds General Infirmary which will be built as part of the Government’s flagship New Hospitals Programme.
- Advising NHS Property Services Limited on the £30m joint venture redevelopment of the Chiswick Health Centre site in London, which will see the delivery of a modern, fit for purpose health facility and 55 units of affordable housing.
Capsticks LLP
Capsticks LLP impresses with ‘unsurpassed breadth of experience and knowledge‘ in the healthcare sector. The team is regularly sought after by NHS organisations, private healthcare providers and GP practices, and is well-positioned to advise on employment, commercial, corporate and real estate work; it also covers clinical advisory and negligence cases. Group head Rachael Heenan is a specialist in employment and governance matters, and Lisa Geary assists clients with commercial leases, land sales, acquisitions and developments. Regulatory expert Adam Hartrick is also noted. Emily Senior and Emma Brecknock left for DAC Beachcroft LLP and Hill Dickinson LLP respectively in late 2021.
Practice head(s):
Rachael Heenan
Other key lawyers:
Ian Cooper; Lisa Geary; Adam Hartrick
Testimonials
‘Supportive team knowledgeable in their field and offer a range of solutions for the organisation. Work collaboratively and ensure the Trust is kept updated of ongoing developments.’
‘Capsticks have been very supportive and highly professional. We use them for our inquest and advisory work and really value our closing working relationship with them. We found their fees to be highly competitive yet their advice to be hugely comprehensive, reliable and timely.’
‘The team across the various specialisms are well joined up in terms of handling a large case that covers various different areas.’
‘Rachael Heenan is exceptional as a partner- very contactable at all times if needed and has a great handle on the detail. She has excellent strategic skills in determining how to approach a case and then tactical ability to see it through. She is warm friendly and approachable and speaks in easy terms that make sense to a non lawyer.’
‘Capsticks are a dynamic, flexible firm that are responsive to client needs. Their breadth of experience and knowledge is in my opinion unsurpassed elsewhere.’
‘Lisa Geary has real commercial awareness of the matters that are important to clients in the primary care sector.’
‘Adam Hartrick is highly valued by the Trust. He provides excellent advice and is hugely supportive of our staff. Adam provides timely advice even when the advice is required urgently out of hours. Adam’s advice is always in context to our Trust and always helps to find the best solutions even in difficult circumstances.’
‘Friendly and supportive. Provides advice in a way that is not all legal jargon and makes sense to Trust employees. Works in partnership with the Trust.’
Key clients
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
NHS Resolution
Affinity Trust
Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Work highlights
- Advising the Trusts that make up the South Yorkshire Pathology ICS on its procurement process for a pan pathology managed service contract across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw.
- Acted for NHS Resolution (on behalf of Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust) in a fundamental dishonesty case with significant media interest.
- Provided advice and support to Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust and the GP Confederation in developing an agreement that would enable the portability of staff across the Leeds Health and Care System and its partner organisations.
DAC Beachcroft LLP
The practice at DAC Beachcroft LLP is ‘able to deliver on complex and innovative mandates’ in the health and social care sector, and regularly acts for NHS bodies, covering the full gamut of relevant matters with its sizeable team. Practice head Charlotte Burnett has knowledge of commercial and contracting queries, while Tracey Longfield is a key contact in health and safety and regulatory issues, and David Hill is noted for his public and governance law work. Senior associate Chris Waite handles primary care matters. Emily Senior enhanced the team in October 2021, joining from Capsticks LLP.
Practice head(s):
Charlotte Burnett
Other key lawyers:
Tracey Longfield; David Hill; Chris Waite; Paul McGough; Emily Senior
Testimonials
‘The team I deal with are extremely knowledgeable and take the time to understand Clients needs and also the way they work.’
‘Outstanding expertise in the healthcare sector, with both NHS and private organisations. Able to deliver on complex and innovative mandates.’
‘Tracey Longfield and her team are very approachable and always happy to assist. Deal with issues quickly and smoothly.’
Key clients
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
York Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
NHS Leeds CCG
NHS North Kirklees and NHS Greater Huddersfield CCG
NHS Wakefield CCG
Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Health Research Agency
Barnsley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Harrogate NHS Foundation Trust
BUPA
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
NHS Commissioning Board (NHS England)
NHS North East Lincolnshire CCG
NHS Calderdale CCG
NHS Hull CCG
Babylon Healthcare Services
City Health Care Partnership CIC
Health Research Authority
NHS Doncaster CCG
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Work highlights
- Provided substantial advice to commissioning and provider clients across the health market in relation to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, including in relation to the provision of additional resources, surging healthcare capacity, vaccine administration, medicines, mandatory vaccinations and patient based issues.
- Advised on the procurement of Fertility and other Gynaecological Services in Leeds and the wider area.
- Preparing a collaboration agreement between three Foundation Trusts for the establishment of alliance arrangements between them.
Hempsons
Hempsons offers legal support to NHS bodies, health and care charities, and private sector health and care providers. The ‘knowledgeable, efficient and organised‘ team has experience in corporate transactions, commercial work, public procurement law, commercial litigation, and property litigation; it is also highlighted for its primary care practice. Ross Clark has ‘deep personal knowledge and expertise‘ in medical partnerships and dispute work, and Philippa Doyle is another noted contentious specialist. Another prominent practitioner is construction expert Crispin Pettifer.
Other key lawyers:
Ross Clark; Philippa Doyle; Crispin Pettifer; Andrew Daly; Rachael Hawkins
Testimonials
‘Excellent in depth understanding of the sector especially general practice.’
‘The team were on hand during a very difficult time for the practice and extended significant support to the practice at short notice. They appraised us of the pitfalls and mitigations that needed to be put in place going forward. They truly represented our interests.’
‘Knowledgeable, efficient and organised.’
Key clients
NHS Resolution
Collaborative Procurement Partnership LLP (CPP)
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
The Primary Care Premises Forum
Primary Care Sheffield (PCS)
East Lancashire CCG
Merseycare NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Work highlights
Hill Dickinson LLP
Hill Dickinson LLP has a strong standing with national and regional NHS bodies but also independent sector clients and primary care providers. The practice provides ‘prompt access to a comprehensive range of subject matter experts depending on individual case requirements.‘ Robert McGough is the head of the national health commercial, regulatory and real estate team, and Esther Venning is well versed in commercial and contractual work, while Ben Troke can cover issues surrounding consent and mental health. Legal director Eleanor Tunnicliffe advises on governance and information sharing matters. The team has continued its growth trajectory, most notably with the arrival of Emma Brecknock from Capsticks LLP in February 2022. Heather Caddy returned to Browne Jacobson LLP in August 2022.
Practice head(s):
Robert McGough
Other key lawyers:
Esther Venning; Ben Troke; Emma Brecknock; Eleanor Tunnicliffe
Testimonials
‘This practice has some excellent people working for them which makes it a strong team.’
‘The team have extensive knowledge of health legislation – current and bills passing through parliament but in addition are close to policy makers and can share invaluable insights into current thinking and can network with other systems nationwide. They combine legal expertise with collaboration with key partners and can facilitate systems to think across a whole partnership. They have an innovative approach of using experienced consultants with health & social care expertise to complement their legal expertise when working with a system.’
‘Excellent experience and understanding of the health sector. Recognition of the complexity of health legislation and application in practice, solution based and supporting patient focus.’
Key clients
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
LET NE
Rutherford Diagnostics Limited
NHS England
NHS Business Services Authority
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
NHS North of England Commissioning Support Unit (NECS)
NHS Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit (AGEM)
Liverpool Heart & Chest NHS Foundation Trust
Doncaster CCG
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
NHS Bradford District & Craven CCG
Push Dr Limited
Liverpool University NHS Foundation Trust
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
MerseyCare NHS Foundation Trust
St Helens CCG
St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust
South Yorkshire Integrated Care System
West Yorkshire Health & Care Partnership
Cheshire & Merseyside Health & Care Partnership
Humber, Coast & Vale Integrated Care System
NHS Barnsley CCG
NHS Sheffield CCG
NHS Leeds CCG
NHS Halton CCG
NHS St Helens CCG
NHS Nottingham CCG
NHS Kirklees CCG
Blum Technologies Group Ltd
Dr Toolbox Ltd
Dolphin Homes Ltd
CHS Healthcare Holdings Ltd
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Conferences UK Ltd
St Andrew’s Healthcare
The Hesley Group Ltd
Work highlights
- Advising Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (now the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust) on its acquisition of three hospital sites from Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (PAHT) with the separation and transfer of North Manchester General Hospital to Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and subsequent dissolution of PAHT.
- Advising various NHS clients in relation to ongoing NHS structural reforms associated with the Health & Care Bill currently making its way through Parliament.
- Advising Assura / Modality on an innovative newly established joint venture agreement entered into between Assura and the Modality Partnership, a GP super partnership, that operates primary and community services nationally.
Addleshaw Goddard
The members of Addleshaw Goddard‘s team are noted for being ‘highly detailed and forensic in their analysis of the options.’ The group covers the full range of public sector and health infrastructure issues, social and long-term care matters, life sciences work and private healthcare instructions, often working in close collaboration with different practice groups. Bill Gilliam handles disputes for private and public sector healthcare clients; he leads the firm-wide team with Manchester-based Mike O’Connor. Louise Dobson handles disputes in relation to contracts, data issues and procurements.
Practice head(s):
Mike O’Connor; Bill Gilliam
Other key lawyers:
Louise Dobson; Ryan Geldart
Testimonials
‘Excellent advice and support through a legal challenge to a procurement process. Three things that stood out; highly responsive in short time frame, highly detailed and forensic in their analysis of the options and finally great communications on what was needed and when. Whilst some of this you’d expect from a professional legal firm it was executed flawlessly and on occasions meant communications were needed outside standard hours. It was all done in good natured communications and a successful result at the end.’
‘The partner Louise Dobson was exceptional throughout, highly effective communicator and clear lines of responsibility within her team where we were working with them directly on the material. Good level of challenge, done in a respectable way and always explaining thought processes and legal basis. Strong input on best strategy and approach to negotiation element of the matter.’
‘Louise Dobson is exceptionally knowledgeable, experienced and always makes herself available for meetings at short notice. She has great skill in being able to translate complex legal arguments into easy to understand components.’
Key clients
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (Trust)
McKesson UK (including AAH Pharmaceuticals and Lloyds Pharmacy)
Yourgene Health plc
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and York Teaching Hospital Facilities Management LLP
Recipharm AB
Work highlights
- Acting for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited in their multiparty TCC claim in relation to a new build hospital in Cramlington which has multiple high-value defects.
- Advised Recipharm on its strategically important disposal of Aescia Pharmaceuticals Limited (APL) to Pharmaron, the Chinese headquartered pharmaceuticals company.
- Obtained victory for GSK in its defence of over 100 claims brought under a Group Litigation Order arising from the use of a prescription-only antidepressant drug, Seroxat.
Mills & Reeve LLP
Mills & Reeve LLP has experience acting for local and national NHS bodies, independent healthcare providers, commissioners, primary care providers and investors. Stuart Craig combines sector and employment expertise, often advising on executive level terminations, doctors disciplinary matters and performance procedures. Principal associate Rebecca Pallot is also well versed in this area. National practice head Jill Mason is based in Birmingham.
Practice head(s):
Jill Mason
Other key lawyers:
Stuart Craig; Rebecca Pallot; Simon Sherwood
Testimonials
‘Stuart Craig – well respected, extremely knowledgeable, well connected partner.’
‘Rebecca Pallot – recently made partner, not before time. Astute, robust and highly efficient.’
‘Rebecca Pallot has a great legal brain and always seems to have her finger on the answer – and she is very personable with it.’
Key clients
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Leeds & York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
NHS England
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Health Education England
Wakefield Hospice
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Work highlights
- Advising NHS Providers, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust on creating provider collaboratives to integrate the provision of specialist mental health, learning disability and autism services across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw.
- Acting for the East of England Ambulance service NHS Trust in a case concerning whether overtime pay needs to be included in the calculation of holiday pay.
- Advising on a transaction for the NHS involving the disposal of the four hospitals operated by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust to two other local trusts – Salford Royal Hospital NHS FT (now renamed Northern Care Alliance NHS FT) and Manchester University NHS FT – ending with Pennine Acute’s dissolution.
Pinsent Masons LLP
Pinsent Masons LLP‘s Leeds-team is recognised for its experience in transactions in the healthcare and later living space, with a particular emphasis on real estate matters; residential, social care and regulatory issues; and dental M&A and refinancings. Led by real estate specialist James Long, the group works seamlessly across offices. Matthew Claydon-Stead is well versed in the care home sector.
Practice head(s):
James Long
Other key lawyers:
Matthew Clayton-Stead; Sarah Barlas; Andrew McCarthy
Testimonials
‘Commercially minded team that thoroughly understand our business model enabling them to give clear, concise and well structured advice.’
Key clients
Lime Property Fund (Aviva)
Lone Star
Aedifica NV/SA
Retirement Villages Group
Inspired Villages Group
PHP
OssDsign AB
Erisbeg Holdings Limited
Kindeva Drug Delivery L.P.
The Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of Her Majesty’s Government
McCarthy Stone
UC Retirement Living
Bondcare
Frontier Estates
UCL
Railpen
Work highlights
- Advising McCarthy Stone on its £94m grant funding from Homes England in order to develop 1500 older person shared ownership units across approximately 125 sites in England.
- Advising UCL on the acquisition and development, through joint venture arrangements with Moorfields, of a new £500m Moorfields eye hospital to be built behind St Pancras station, London.
- Advising the UK Government on the UK Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
Walker Morris LLP
Walker Morris LLP‘s practice head Jo Stephenson‘s ‘attention to detail, technical knowledge and focus on client care are second to none.’ The group regularly acts for care and retirement living companies and medical device and technology sector clients, such as national and international operators, as well as NHS trusts. Areas of expertise span regulatory issues, restructurings and insolvencies, and construction matters. Jeremy Moore is recognised for his portfolio transaction expertise.
Practice head(s):
Jo Stephenson
Other key lawyers:
Jeremy Moore; Adam Reed; Claire Burrows
Testimonials
‘The team provides an excellent service and proves that you don’t need to hire a London firm to get top quality legal advice. They provide us with a consistent team of people on transactions who are familiar with our approach / requirements which enables us to have an efficient and streamlined process. Their approach on transactions is to be partner-led, which we particularly value.’
‘We work a lot with Jo Stephenson, a partner in the corporate department. Jo is always available and very hands on, delivering excellent client service. She has a solid knowledge of sector specific issues and routinely comes up with the right approach to move matters forward. Her attention to detail, technical knowledge and focus on client care are second to none.’
Key clients
Anchor Hanover Group
Avacta
Hyde Group
Kirklees Council
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
Servelec Group
Synergy Healthcare UK Limited
NHS Business Services Authority
NHS SBS
NHS Commercial Alliance
BMI Hospitals
Glencar Construction Ltd
Work highlights
- Acting for Glencar in relation to a project comprising the design and construction of the UK’s Vaccine Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) at The Harwell Science And Innovation Campus, where Glencar had been engaged as main contractor by Harwell Oxford Management Limited in relation to the design and construction of the specialist £195m VMIC.
- Provided real estate and real estate finance advice to Welltower Inc on lending £540m to be secured against HC-One’s care home portfolio, comprising approx. 350 properties.
- Providing ongoing advice to Moulded Fibre Products in relation to a patent infringement claim regarding a paper pulp washbowl that has been made by Vernacare (alleging infringement of two of its patents).