Addleshaw Goddard has a strong track record advising NHS Trusts on a number of high-profile PFI hand back transactions, as well as disputes and settlements for distressed PFI projects. Assisting clients on the termination of the Lloyds outpatient pharmacy services, infrastructure projects and high-profile inquiries are further key areas in which the team has been especially active. Michael O’Connor and Stephanie Townley are the North-west based practice heads, with O’Connor leading on both public and private transactions and procurement mandates and Stephanie Townley covering infrastructure and energy projects in the healthcare sector. Philip Dupres is a trusted advisor of NHS trusts across the entire country, Sarah Wilson leads on construction and engineering disputes in the healthcare space, with support from Laura Brunt and Rachel Eggington, who are well versed in PFI transactions.
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‘The team are excellent. The are available when needed, work at pace and have supported us well with complex, specialist negotiations across Government, the wider public sector and the private sector.’
Key clients
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust and D-Hive Limited
- Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- GB Partnerships Limited
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Lancashire Hospitals Services Limited
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management Limited
- Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Atlas BFW Management Limited
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
- Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- Scottish Futures Trust
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
Work highlights
Advised Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust on the full and final settlement of a number of years of disputes with Consort Healthcare (Tameside) PLC (Consort) in relation to the Tameside General Hospital PFI contract.
Advised Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in relation to the expiry and handback of The Meadows, a specialist mental health facility from Walker Healthcare.
Advised various NHS Trusts in Newcastle, Liverpool and across Lancashire and South Cumbria on their options as a result of the national exit of Lloyds Pharmacy from the outpatient pharmacy market.
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Stephanie Townley
Practice head
Michael O'Connor; Stephanie Townley
Other key lawyers
Andrew Pettinger; Philip Dupres; Sarah Wilson; Laura Brunt; Rachel Eggington