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Lease Negotiations for Private Practices – Tips and Traps
f you have a private practice, you will know that the location, quality and cost of your premises are of fundamental importance to the ongoing success of the business.
Good news all round
It’s been a great week here at Hempsons and we’re delighted to announce a number of exciting developments. On Tuesday of this week The Times launched their Top 200 Law Firms report, describing Hempsons as “the country’s biggest specialist health and social care legal practice.” And following on from that news, yesterday the Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession confirmed the latest Legal 500 rankings (reported on Wednesday this week), placing Hempsons firmly at the top of the rankings for healthcare law and defendant clinical negligence.
Key Legal Developments Update – October 2018
Welcome to our latest key legal developments where we have highlighted the latest updates within healthcare.
Eastwoods Recognised in Legal 500 for Professional Discipline and Crime
Eastwoods Recognised in Legal 500 for Professional Discipline and Crime
Ophthalmic Surgeon Successful in Unfair Dismissal Claim Against Trust
Simon Eastwood, who instructed Ben Collins QC, successfully represented a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon in a claim for unfair dismissal and breach of contract.
Appeal court reverses defendant’s clinical negligence summary judgment
In June we reported the case of Hewes v West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust & Ors where the defendant obtained summary judgment against the claimant. That decision has now been overturned and we will report on that in more detail next week.
Hempsons competes in Tour De Law 2018
Tour de Law is a sponsored "virtual" cycle race that takes place from our office to raise money for Breast Cancer Care.
Hempsons’ Healthcare Newsbrief 2018
Welcome to this autumn edition of Hempsons’ Healthcare Newsbrief. It has been a busy few months for the NHS in the legal system with some ground-breaking decisions on key areas such as withdrawing clinically-assisted nutrition and hydration, fitness to practice and procurement.
Hempsons’ Charities and Social Enterprise Newsbrief: Autumn/Winter 2018
Welcome to our autumn/winter 2018 edition of Hempsons’ Charities and Social Enterprise Newsbrief.
Academy trust articles of association – top ten tips
Helen Hirst shares her experience of advising academies on governance matters by providing her top ten questions for academy trusts to consider when reviewing their Articles.
Possible Legal and Regulatory Developments following the Bawa-Garba Case
Possible Legal and Regulatory Developments following the Bawa-Garba Case
The fit and proper persons requirement
The fit and proper persons requirement - how the requirement works in practice and how it might be extended in the future.
A summary of the Dr Bawa-Garba case – and what this may mean for trusts
A summary of the Dr Bawa-Garba case - and what this may mean for trusts
Big Data, Health Data
How to unlock the potential of health data within a compliant information governance framework.