MEET THE TEAM
Gordons Health and Social care Team Gordons Health and Social care Team
A LAW FIRM WITH A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE MEET THE TEAM www.gordonsols.co.uk
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A LAW FIRM WITH A<br />
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE<br />
<strong>MEET</strong> <strong>THE</strong> <strong>TEAM</strong><br />
www.gordonsols.co.uk
Ferguson, Managing Partner<br />
Hamish<br />
| 01483 451900<br />
hamish@gordonsols.co.uk<br />
Bowker, Solicitor<br />
Lucy<br />
| 01483 397618<br />
lucy@gordonsols.co.uk<br />
has worked as a regulatory lawyer in the health and social care sector for over<br />
Neil<br />
five years, developing a national reputation in dealing with complex large-scale<br />
twenty<br />
often involving multiple agencies such as the Care Quality Commission, local<br />
enquiries<br />
and the police.<br />
authorities<br />
approach is both strategic and evidence based, aimed at resolving and improving<br />
Neil’s<br />
in the interests of service users, providers and other stakeholders. Although Neil<br />
matters<br />
acts for providers, not regulators, commissioners or service users, his advice is<br />
only<br />
by having acted in the past for inspectorates and other public bodies at a very<br />
informed<br />
level. He also has a particular interest in Regulatory Policy and how it impacts on<br />
senior<br />
sector, not always benevolently.<br />
the<br />
terms of operational matters, Neil is experienced in dealing with all types of regulatory<br />
In<br />
contractual action taken against providers, including cancellation of registration,<br />
and<br />
regulatory prosecutions, safeguarding and commissioning disputes.<br />
and above his litigation experience, Neil is also a non-contentious lawyer who can<br />
Over<br />
on technical registration issues and undertake due diligence as part of<br />
advise<br />
transactions. Timely and informed legal advice is essential to the successful<br />
commercial<br />
of any operation but particularly in the care sector. Please feel free to call Neil<br />
running<br />
today for a preliminary chat.<br />
Hunneyball, Consultant<br />
Susan<br />
| 01483 451900<br />
susan@gordonsols.co.uk<br />
is a solicitor with considerable experience in advising healthcare clients. She<br />
Susan<br />
Gordons from Charles Russell Speechlys LLP in September 2019.<br />
joined<br />
professional discipline matters Susan represents pharmacists in proceedings before<br />
In<br />
General Pharmaceutical Council, and advises on appeals from that body to the High<br />
the<br />
She represents healthcare professionals in conduct issues involving NHS England.<br />
Court.<br />
also has expertise in relation to appeals to the First Tier Tribunal. She is regularly<br />
Susan<br />
in applications for inclusion in the Pharmaceutical List (market entry<br />
instructed<br />
and appeals to NHS Resolution, acting as solicitor advocate in the latter.<br />
applications)<br />
advises on legal issues for care homes; including CQC requirements and<br />
Susan<br />
management issues. She advises on inquests, public and administrative law<br />
medicines<br />
judicial review) and acts for healthcare clients in relation to prosecutions,<br />
(including<br />
high value fraud, brought by the CPS and other prosecuting agencies. Susan has<br />
mainly<br />
also had involvement with fatal accident claims and HSE investigations.<br />
2015 Susan was appointed to an MHRA advisory board (Advisory Board for the<br />
In<br />
of Homeopathic Products) and has since also been appointed to the MHRA<br />
Registration<br />
Pharmacovigilance Expert Advisory Group.<br />
did a History and Society degree at the University of Exeter before converting to<br />
Lucy<br />
and undertaking her LPC.<br />
Law<br />
worked in law firms in Oxford and London as a Paralegal before moving to<br />
She<br />
and joining Gordons’ Healthcare Department in February 2019. She now<br />
Guildford<br />
works as a paralegal specialising in regulatory law in the health and social care sector.
Bull, Solicitor<br />
Ben<br />
| 020 7421 9421<br />
benjamin@gordonsols.co.uk<br />
Barter, Partner<br />
Jude<br />
| 020 7421 942<br />
jude@gordonsols.co.uk<br />
Gordon, Partner<br />
James<br />
| 020 7421 9421<br />
james@gordonsols.co.uk<br />
is a history graduate who converted to law prior to joining Gordons as a paralegal<br />
Ben<br />
September 2016. Ben commenced his training contract in 2017 and qualified as a<br />
in<br />
solicitor in March 2019. He is based in our London office.<br />
advises clients as part of our Corporate and Commercial department as well as<br />
Ben<br />
for providers as part of the Health and Social Care department.<br />
acting<br />
works on both contentious and non-contentious commercial issues from advising on<br />
Ben<br />
acquisitions and disposals, commercial contracts and company financing, to<br />
company<br />
representing clients at hearings before the High and County Courts.<br />
regulatory practice has seen him represent providers in the health and social care<br />
Ben’s<br />
on matters ranging from; cancellation of registration, safeguarding and<br />
sector<br />
commissioning disputes, inquests and non-contentious registration issues.<br />
studied law at Oxford University before spending two years at one of the big four<br />
James<br />
securities houses. He trained at Linklaters and subsequently worked for them in<br />
Japanese<br />
New York and Tokyo. In 1994, he left Linklaters to become one of the founding<br />
London,<br />
of Gordons. As well as being a solicitor since 1988, he was admitted as an<br />
partners<br />
attorney and counsellor at law at the Bar of the State of New York in 1990.<br />
is a highly rated corporate and banking lawyer based in our London office. His<br />
James<br />
is in banking, securities, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, joint<br />
expertise<br />
and commercial tie-ups generally. He is much sought after by clients for the<br />
ventures<br />
of his expertise, knowledge and experience, along with his ability to match the<br />
depth<br />
service provided by the ‘bigger guns’ of the corporate world.<br />
completed her first degree in Drama and Comparative Literature at the University of<br />
Jude<br />
She spent a number of years working in the financial sector before converting to<br />
Kent.<br />
She joined Gordons as a trainee in 1998, qualified in 2000 and became a partner in<br />
law.<br />
She is based in our London office.<br />
2007.<br />
specialises in company, commercial and employment law. Her particular commercial<br />
Jude<br />
is in dealing with venture capital, private equity investment and acquisitions<br />
expertise<br />
disposals. She also practices in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious<br />
and<br />
law. She provides day to day support for a number of large employers and<br />
employment<br />
her measured, patient advice is appreciated by employers and employees alike.
Robins, Partner<br />
Derek<br />
| 020 7421 9421<br />
derek@gordonsols.co.uk<br />
Johns, Senior Associate<br />
Kathryn<br />
| 01483 451900<br />
kathryn@gordonsols.co.uk<br />
studied Law with European Law at Warwick University, which included a year<br />
Kathryn<br />
studying law in France and Germany. She subsequently qualified as a solicitor in<br />
abroad<br />
with Howard Kennedy in the West End of London, going on to work for firms in<br />
2005<br />
and Basingstoke. Kathryn joined the Property Department of Gordons as a Senior<br />
Reading<br />
Associate in the autumn of 2019 in our Guildford office.<br />
specialises in commercial landlord and tenant law and the sale and acquisition of<br />
She<br />
properties, both as portfolios and as individual transactions.<br />
commercial<br />
is experienced in dealing with commercial property transactions for pharmacies,<br />
She<br />
and dentists’ surgeries, care homes and children’s day nurseries.<br />
doctors’<br />
worked in the finance and music industries before pursuing a career in law. In 1997<br />
Derek<br />
became the firm’s first trainee, qualifying in 1999. He became a partner of the firm<br />
Derek<br />
in 2007.<br />
is a commercial lawyer based in our London office with particular expertise in<br />
Derek<br />
contracts (including supply, procurement and distribution agreements) and<br />
commercial<br />
commercial dispute resolution.<br />
is renowned for his efficiency and is popular with clients for his approachable and<br />
He<br />
style.<br />
pragmatic<br />
But don’t take our word for it:<br />
the external company solicitor, Derek provided expert services of legal and<br />
“As<br />
advice within the B2B and B2C market places. Derek always provided a<br />
counselling<br />
structured and common sense approach to resolving disputes. Alongside<br />
balanced,<br />
the agreed actions were completed swiftly and with quality. In essence, for the<br />
advice,<br />
time in my career, I have found a legal representative who understands my industry,<br />
first<br />
company philosophy, and is skilled in ensuring the ‘right solution’ is carried out. One<br />
my<br />
that can summarise Derek is ‘a trusted friend of your business, who is a resource<br />
phrase<br />
cannot function without!” - Bjorn Churchill<br />
you<br />
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