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Brabners LLP

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Praised for its ‘genuinely client-focused approach’, Brabners LLP ’s offering encompasses specialist advice to pharmacy and dental practices, telehealth and telemedicine businesses and healthcare professionals across litigation, professional conduct, clinical negligence and various regulatory matters. Practice head Richard Hough is a qualified pharmacist and focuses his practice on this sector, regularly handling regulatory, corporate, data protection and contentious matters. Further key practitioners include David Seddon, who covers pharmacy, dental practice and GP sales and acquisition as well as Fiona Tinsley, who focuses on medical negligence cases, and employment expert Brendan McAleese, both of whom were made partner in May 2024. Thorrun Govind joined the practice in May 2024, who has in-depth knowledge of the pharmacy sector, often handling regulatory and professional conduct mandates.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Fiona Tinsley brings a joy to her work. This combined with their high intelligence, empathy and a fierce commitment to her clients makes her an irresistible force in the area.’

  • ‘Brabners LLP’s Health practice stands out because of its deep understanding of the healthcare sector and its genuinely client-focused approach. The team doesn’t just offer legal advice—they take the time to understand each client’s specific challenges and provide practical, commercially sound solutions.’

  • ‘The team are fast and responsive, friendly and approachable, understanding of diverse business models, and knowledgeable and authoritative. They have particular appreciation of the pharmacy sector and their team includes registered pharmacists with significant experience.’

  • ‘The flexibility to assist us with complex queries at short notice has been essential and highly valued by us. As above, we find the team to be fast and responsive, friendly and approachable, and knowledgeable and authoritative. We are particularly grateful to Richard Hough, David Seddon, and Thorrun Govind for their expertise.’

  • ‘The Brabners Team approach each project from a can-do pragmatic angle and speak in easy to understand terms. Problems are overcome with a sensible approach detailing to the client the risks, probability of that happening and guide without directing the clients forward through the issues.’

  • ‘David Seddon is efficient and pragmatic.’

Key clients

  • Well Pharmacy
  • Pharmacy 2U
  • Lloyds Direct
  • Pharmaceuticals Direct
  • Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
  • The Bullen Healthcare Group
  • Medtrade Products
  • Releaf
  • Truepill
  • Treated.com
  • NorthWest EHealth
  • Centred Solutions

Practice head

Richard Hough

Other key lawyers

David Seddon; Fiona Tinsley; Brendan McAleese; Thorrun Govind; Claire Burrows