When it comes to important, complex or high profile contracts, we realise that much can be at stake and getting it right at the outset is key to commercial relationships.

We work with clients at every stage of the contractual and procurement process, setting clear objectives and responsibilities, achieving a realistic balance of risk and responsibility, and putting in place effective plans to avoid and resolve disputes.

Clients purchasing or providing healthcare products and services benefit from knowing that our contract drafting will accurately reflect their requirements and protect them from risks.  It will comply with public procurement and competition laws.  We can draft and negotiate all types of commercial transaction, public finance and partnership initiatives, intellectual property licensing and high-tech supply and services contracts.

We regularly advise on key issues such as clinical governance and rights to audit and inspection by providing guidance on service level guidelines, performance management, allocation of risk and liabilities, and pricing and payment mechanisms.

In addition to a very high degree of technical expertise within the team, many members draw on their experience of working in-house for central government and NHS bodies.

Our expertise and experience of the statutory and regulatory framework within which the NHS operates is a particular advantage to our clients as it enables them to receive practical, commercial solutions which both comply with those frameworks and meet the challenges and opportunities of partnering with private sector providers.

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