Ward Hadaway LLP fields a sizeable healthcare team with ‘a wide range of expertise’ across the full spectrum of relevant issues. Acting for NHS trusts and hospitals, the group has particular strength in advising on inquests, employment issues, PFI work, and transactional mandates. Melanie Pears leads the firm’s overall public sector offering and is a key member of the healthcare team. Pears works alongside property expert Saji Bratch, who advises on public sector property transactions, including PFI and PPP transactions, acting for NHS trusts and local authorities; and Lisa Evans, who takes point on Court of Protection matters, inquests, and defendant clinical negligence claims. Pears, Bratch, and Evans jointly oversee the Newcastle offering. The ’meticulous‘ James Donnelly regularly represents healthcare organisations in inquests and criminal police investigations, while Mark McKeever handles employment-related matters.
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‘They get to know what matters to you and get straight to work on what is important.’
‘The team has a wide range of expertise in healthcare law.’
‘The Ward Hadaway team are friendly, efficient, responsive and effective.’
‘Mark McKeever is very approachable, knowledgeable and can adapt his language well to his audience.’
‘James Donnelly is meticulous in getting cases trial ready.’
‘Really good service to clients. Very knowledgeable team, who are thorough and considered and on top of every case they do.’
‘Saji Bratch provides expert analysis and execution of our property related matters. Efficient and with attention to detail.’
Key clients
- Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
- British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Care Quality Commission
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
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James Donnelly
Practice head
Melanie Pears; Lisa Evans; Saji Bratch
Other key lawyers
Mark McKeever; James Donnelly