Fieldfisher houses a ‘first class’ healthcare team, with the primary focus of the Manchester-based practice being on regulatory advice. The group advises a number of medical regulatory bodies, technology companies and online providers of medical devices and digital health services and various other private healthcare providers. Sarah Ellson leads the practice and is an expert in regulatory aspects of medicines, cannabis products, medical devices and services, while also assisting on a number of high-profile inquiries. Charlotte Round advises on healthcare financing transactions, while Abigail Scholefield ’delivers a gold standard service to clients’. Martin Sleight assists notable healthcare regulators and Chloe Williams supports clients on a range of matters, including medical cannabis and CBD related work.
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- ‘The firm is pre-eminent in the field of health related public Inquiries.’
- ‘A first class team with a very deep bench of talent. Fieldfisher have been leaders in the health field for years.’
Key clients
- Thirlwall Inquiry
- UK Covid-19 Inquiry
Work highlights
Advised Myeloma UK on further appeals against decisions by NICE – successfully securing new decisions about the funding of cancer medicine.
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Practice head
Sarah Ellson
Other key lawyers
Charlotte Round; Abigail Scholefield; Martin Sleight; Chloe Williams