Commercial Legal Services: Pharmacy

“Dispensing quality advice for pharmacy businesses”

Our specialist team of pharmacy solicitors, made up of corporate, commercial property, employment and commercial litigation solicitors, is one of the leading providers of specialist legal advice to the owners and managers of pharmacy businesses across the region.

Our pharmacy solicitors act for a range of clients from individuals who own and operate community pharmacy businesses as sole traders to larger groups of companies owning 10 or more pharmacies. Our experience in the sector enables us to understand the issues affecting pharmacy businesses and to deliver legal advice which is focused and cost-effective.

Our involvement with the acquisition and sale of pharmacies has resulted in legal advice on over £40 million of deals recently, which saw over 30 pharmacies change hands.

In addition to our specialist legal knowledge, our pharmacy lawyers have developed key contacts within the sector and have also produced legal articles for Chemist + Druggist magazine.

We provide a wide range of legal services and provide legal advice on:

Buying and selling pharmacies
Employment rights of individual pharmacists
Drafting employment contracts and employment procedures for pharmacies
Leasing, sale and purchase of pharmacy properties including combined health centres
Commercial agreements and intellectual property for pharmacies
Joint ventures between pharmacies and GPs

If you would like to know more, please contact one of our specialist pharmacy solicitors: Christian Peace who heads the pharmacy team, for corporate matters, Sarah Temple for property issues, Farha Leadbetter for employment advice and Ann Marie Cousins for litigation matters.

	Contacts

Jonathan Oxley (Managing Partner) Christian Peace (Associate) Sarah Temple (Associate) Farha Leadbetter (Associate) Ann Marie Cousins (Solicitor)

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OFT Recommendations on Medicine Distribution - 12/12/07
	Recent changes to the pharmacy distribution channels have seen a reduction in the number of wholesalers used in the distribution process and the introduction of 'Direct to Pharmacy' ("DTP") schemes. Concerns from the NHS, pharmacies and smaller wholesalers prompted the OFT to conduct a market study into the distribution of medicines in the UK, which was launched on 4 April 2007. This article considers the results of the study which was published on 11 December 2007.
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Exclusive Pharmacy Distribution Arrangements - 01/11/07
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The Contract of Employment - 10/07/07
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Age Discrimination - The New Regulations - 13/02/07
	The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 came into force on 1 October 2006. Many pharmacy businesses could be at risk of claims. It is important to "audit" practices across the entire spectrum of employment, from recruitment to offering terms and conditions of employment, dismissals, training and retirement.
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	Case Studies

A Tax Efficient Sale - 10/07/07
The Pharmacy Team recently advised on a complex sale of a group of pharmacies involving an unusual structure to benefit our client from considerable capital gains tax savings.
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The Mystery of the Disappearing Pharmacy - 13/02/07
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Commercial Legal Services: Pharmacy

“Dispensing quality advice for pharmacy businesses”

Contacts

Related Articles

OFT Recommendations on Medicine Distribution - 12/12/07

Exclusive Pharmacy Distribution Arrangements - 01/11/07

The Contract of Employment - 10/07/07

Age Discrimination - The New Regulations - 13/02/07

Case Studies