We have within our corporate, commercial property and employment departments a specialist Care Homes Legal Team whose members have particular knowledge and experience of working with businesses in the care homes sector.
We advise on a full range of issues ranging from the day to day commercial and employment issues that arise in the care sector through to the acquisition or disposal of care homes or the financing and development of new-build projects.
We currently act for several care home groups as well as owners of single homes and we have recently completed numerous sales and purchases on behalf of our clients.
Key work areas include:
- Care home acquisitions and disposals
- Finance and security documentation
- New-build projects and developments
- Leases and sale and leasebacks
- Resident contracts
- Supplier contracts
- Transfer of Undertaking Regulations (TUPE)
- Drafting employment contracts
- Redundancy and unfair dismissal issues
Yorkshire Care Providers Conference 2008
Lee & Priestley is hosting a Yorkshire Care Providers Conference on Friday 26th September at the Thorpe Park Hotel, Leeds. This entirely free event will cover a wide range of topics relevant to care homes in the region. The excellent speaker line up includes Philip Scott from the Priory Group and Paul Musgrave from the Executive Care Group. If you would like more information click here or would like to attend contact Linda Warne.
If you require information on our care homes work please contact Damian Collinge who heads the team, for property matters contact Sarah Temple and for employment issues Emma Greenbank.
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Are Your Residents’ Contracts Fair? - 12/06/08
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In March 2005 the Office of Fair Trading took action which led to 10 care home operators changing the contracts entered into by self-funded residents. The OFT has warned that it will continue to take action against contracts which have unfair terms. It is therefore essential that you ensure that your contracts comply with current OFT guidance. |
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The Management Buy Out Option (MBO) - 30/05/08
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The advantages of an MBO rather than a third party sale for your care home. |
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Employing Foreign Nationals - 30/04/08
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With more businesses than ever employing foreign workers, all care homes and nursing practices must be sure that they fully understand the rules and regulations they need to follow in their recruitment procedures. his article will look at the existing legislation governing the employment of foreign nationals and the correct procedure to follow to ensure that all workers have the correct legal permissions in place to work in the United Kingdom. |
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Does Your Building's Construction Comply with the Legislation? - 08/11/07
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The Care Standards Act was passed 7 years ago and is something that all care professionals should be familiar with and, whilst standards have improved, some care homes are still not meeting the standards initially hoped for. This article aims to help care home managers and owners to consider whether the Act is applicable to them, what should be done to comply with it , and what to consider when making alterations or looking to acquire a new property. |
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| A Complex Sale - 18/04/08 |
| A recent sale of a newly constructed nursing home saw Lee & Priestley dealing with several complex issues. |
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| Smoothing the Transaction Process - 04/04/08 |
| Lee & Priestley recently helped a client, inexperienced in the sale process, with the sale of a single privately run care home. |
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| Taking Care of the Deal - 01/03/08 |
| Lee & Priestley were recently instructed by a major care provider in connection with its acquisition of 2 regional care homes. |
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| Care Plan Saves the Day - 24/02/08 |
| How a care plan helped our client successfully settle a claim by an employee who was involved in a physical altercation with a service user. |
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| Careful Development - 20/01/08 |
| Lee & Priestley act to purchase a property on behalf of a client wishing to redevelop the site by construction of a new state of the art care home. |
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