Public Sector Healthcare

Our Public Sector Healthcare Work

• All
• Middle East
• UK & Europe

• Abu Dhabi health authority terms of reference

  Advising on the terms of reference for Abu Dhabi Health Authority’s disciplinary committee for medical professionals which involved considering applicable federal and Abu Dhabi laws and regulations and examining best practice internationally

  Acute Trust medical record disclosure application

  Representing an Acute Trust in relation to an application by national media for disclosure of medical records

  Development of satellite cancer wards for leading NHS Trust

  Representing The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust in connection with its set up of chemotherapy treatment wards on a satellite basis with two other care hospitals around the South East including advising on the Estate Code matters for leasing and dealing with the setting up of the wards and the facilities and the associated cost provision of services between ward and general hospital

  Emergency advice to an NHS Trust

  Advising with regard to a challenge by a family member to prevent the hospital switching off life support and allowing the patient to die with dignity

  Establishment of the Care Quality Commission (CQC)

  Advising the CQC on the establishment of the Commission, including the statutory transfer of assets and liabilities from the Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Healthcare Commission and the Mental Health Act Commission

  Healthcare quality allegations following a death in a prison

  Providing representation at a long and complex article 2 inquest involving a death in a prison where the quality of the healthcare was criticised

  NHS pensions, retirement and TUPE advice

  Advising NHS bodies on the pensions aspects of TUPE transfers, including the risks associated withbeneficial early retirement rights (such as those provided under the NHS Pension Scheme) transferring under TUPE.

  NHS private share repurchase deal

  Advising East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust on its re-purchase of the entire issued share capital of Healthex Limited in order to regain control of the subsidiary company

  NHS Trust allegations of discrimination

  Acting on behalf of an NHS Trust defending a claim for disability discrimination, whistleblowing and unfair dismissal brought by a consultant who had been dismissed for misconduct

  NHS Trusts and healthcare law

  Advising NHS Trusts in dealing with Freedom of Information Act and Data Protection Act requests as well as advising on all aspects of healthcare law including the Children Act, hospital policies and protocols and confidentiality
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• Major restructuring of Zulekha Hospitals

  Advising on a major restructuring of the group’s affairs in the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent

  United Arab Emirates

  AED 66 million acquisition of polyclinics

  Advising a UAE based healthcare provider on the acquisition of 3 polyclinics in Dubai and Sharjah for AED 66 million including franchising/branding arrangements

  United Arab Emirates

  Restructuring and recapitalisation following shareholder sale

  Advising a UAE based healthcare provider on the restructuring of its business involving the sale of shares and commercial interests in the company by two shareholders and the AED 100 million recapitalisation of the company which included an investment of AED 44 million by J.P. Morgan

  United Arab Emirates

  USD 8 billion global diagnostics and point of care business acquisition

  Advising a global conglomerate on the acquisition of a diagnostics and point of care business, operating in seven countries in the Middle East as part of a global acquisition worth in excess of USD 8 billion

  United Arab Emirates

• Acquisition, development and letting over 45 primary care properties

  Acting for private sector healthcare groups in relation to the acquisition, development and letting of over 45 primary care properties, we developed specialised leases and other documentation to deal with the unique aspects of leasing to doctors.

  United Kingdom

  GBP 1 billion hospital PFI transaction

  Acting for the consortium in respect of a GBP 1 billion hospital PFI transaction in the city of London, including drafting sections of the construction and facilities maintenance contracts to reflect pertinent legislative changes

  United Kingdom

  GBP 361 million Fit for the Future Project

  Acting for the hard and soft services provider on the FM services for two new hospitals in the Stoke-on-Trent area under the North Staffordshire Hospitals NHS Trust

  United Kingdom

  Healthcare provider alleged systems failure claim

  Acting for a private company that owns and runs 7 GP practices in relation to alleged systems failures, in particular, allegations that its medical records system was not fit for purpose and as a consequence it led to independently employed nurses not being able to provide the appropriate level of care that patients can expect. We were successful in obtaining discontinuance of the claim for this client

  United Kingdom

  Leading US surgeon clinical negligence claim

  Acting in a complex, extremely high value and multi-jurisdictional matter in which a professional premiership footballer sued a world leading USA knee surgeon following reconstructive surgery to his knee

  United Kingdom

  Skanska and Innisfree consortium GBP 1 billion PFI projects

  Advising the Skanska/Innisfree consortium on PFI healthcare projects at four major PFI hospitals in the Midlands valued at GBP 1 billion

  United Kingdom