Gordons Partnership 2020 Limited — England

About

The firm: Gordons Partnership was founded in 1993 by three lawyers from leading City practices. The firm has since grown both organically and by merging with other firms to become a 18-partner firm with offices in London and Guildford with over 60 employees. Our corporate, commercial, commercial property and dispute resolution work is handled primarily in our London office and our family, healthcare law, health and social care, private wealth and residential property work is handled primarily in our Guildford office. Gordons Partnership is an active member of The United Legal Network (ULN) which was founded in April 2000. It is an expanding association of European lawyers who meet twice a year to facilitate business between members but also to promote its members in legal business through out Europe. Types of work undertaken: Gordons Partnership offers a wide range of specialist practice areas. Healthcare: The healthcare department, based in Guildford, was established by Charles Atkins in 2007 and has since grown to 14 fee-earners, including five partners. We defend clinical negligence claims, complaints, disciplinary proceedings and allegations of professional misconduct. We provide representation for clinicians at coroners’ inquests and public inquiries. The healthcare department comprises a formidable team of specialist, defendant solicitors which allows it consistently to punch well above its weight. The healthcare department defends clinicians in complex clinical negligence claims, disciplinary proceedings and regulatory matters. It excels in defendant medical claims and advisory/regulatory law. The team acts on behalf of private individuals, private healthcare providers, insurers and a leading medical defence organisation. Health and social care: Neil Grant and his team act for providers of health and social care services across England and Wales. The range of services we cover, across both private and public sectors, include Hospitals, Community Health, Mental Health, GP and Dental Practices, Care Homes, Homecare, Supported Living and Children’s Homes. We advise on the full range of operational and transactional issues affecting care providers including responding to draft inspection reports, all types of enforcement action, safeguarding enquiries, contract disputes (including fees and embargoes), employment law and the sale and acquisition of care businesses. Regulation: We advise doctors, dentists, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals on every aspect of their professional life including regulatory issues, professional misconduct investigations and primary care and disciplinary issues. The team advises and represents doctors and dentists for a leading medical defence organisation on regulatory and professional conduct issues, including representation before the MPTS, GMC, GDC, at the police station and Coroners’ court. The regulatory team also acts on behalf of private individuals. Commercial: We advise on a wide range of general commercial contractual matters including terms of trading, e-commerce outsourcing, franchising, licensing, consumer protection, trade regulation and supply, procurement and distribution contracts. Commercial dispute resolution: We advise on prosecuting and defending litigation including dealing with general disputes, international trade and commodities disputes, bankruptcy and insolvency, corporate and shareholder disputes, consumer and property disputes, professional negligence claims and enforcement of judgments. Commercial real estate: We provide a comprehensive and practical service covering all aspects of commercial real estate law including sales and purchases, options, commercial lending, retail leasing, office leasing, statutory utility and development work. The team has a wealth of experience in acting for major landowners (including utility companies and local authorities), lending banks, household name retailers, small and medium-size enterprises and start-ups. Corporate and finance: We advise on all aspects of public and private corporate law from incorporations of a business to complex M&A and finance transactions. Our work includes dealing with acquisitions and disposals, management buy-outs and buy-ins, joint ventures, corporate reorganisations and public takeovers. The corporate department’s clients range from household names to owner-managed businesses and start-ups. Employment: We advise on all aspects of employment law including employee benefits, discrimination, disciplinary hearings, dismissal and statutory and common law rights, all aspects of TUPE and corporate restructuring. We can negotiate severance arrangements and we can bring and defend claims at the employment tribunal. Family law and private children work: Julia Frimond and her staff provide advice on all aspects of family law and relationship breakdown, including divorce and separation, whether of married, cohabiting or civil partners. We also advise on pre-nuptial, postnuptial or co-habitation agreements, financial settlements and international relocation and occupation and much more. Private client: We advise on all aspects of estate administration including the making of Lasting Powers of Attorney, drafting of wills and dealing of probate. We also advise on the important aspect of inheritance tax and trust planning and administration. Residential conveyancing: The residential conveyancing department (based in Guildford) provides a thorough, high-quality service for individual clients, both nationally and internationally, and for a range of lenders as panel solicitors. The team of lawyers deal with freehold and leasehold conveyancing including assignment of new build contracts. - Offices: Guildford, Surrey and Holborn, London ### Languages - French - Urdu - Punjabi - Spanish - Polish - German ### Memberships - Resolution - ULN (United Legal Network) - The Law Society of England & Wales ### Staffing Figures - 18 Number of UK Partners - 29 Number of other UK fee-earners

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Lawyers in this office

Adam Wilson

Solicitor · Residential Conveyancing

Adrian Jones

Partner · Real Estate

Alison Harden

Partner · Healthcare

Amy Archer

Solicitor · Commercial Litigation

Annabelle Hallam

Associate · Real Estate

Brendan Costello

Brendan assists in all areas of Gordons’ healthcare practice. This includes Trust disciplinary matters, Regulatory proceedings (GMC / MPTS & GDC), Employment Tribunal proceedings, clinical negligence claims, Inquests and criminal defence litigation. He regularly attends Medical Practitioner Tribunal Service Hearings, General Dental Council Hearings, Trust Disciplinary Hearings, Inquests, the High Court, Criminal Trials and Police interviews to advise and represent clients (including doctors, dentists and health care professionals). Brendan has successfully represented clients in GMC, GDC and HCPC fitness to practise proceedings in relation to allegations including: deficient professional performance, misconduct, having a criminal conviction and health concerns (sometimes after a lengthy and document heavy hearing). He has also successfully defended clients in criminal proceedings, which resulted in Crown Court trials, after they were accused of committing serious offences. Brendan has also advised and represented clients during Employment Tribunal proceedings and Inquests with favourable outcomes. · Healthcare Regulation

Carla Applegate

Assistant Solicitor · Clinical Negligence

Charles Atkins

Partner and Head of Department since joining Gordons in 2007. Work undertaken includes defending claims of clinical negligence, representing clients at Inquests and Inquiries and representing professionals before their Regulatory bodies. · Healthcare

Claire Binyon

Partner - Head of Private Wealth Department · Private Wealth

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Derek Robins

Partner · Commercial Litigation

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Diana Warner

Consultant · Private Client

Emma Stockill

Solicitor · Healthcare

Habiba Ahmed

Associate · Private Wealth

Hamish Ferguson

Managing Partner · Real Estate

Iain Pickering

Partner · Healthcare

James Gordon

Partner · Corporate / M&A

Julia Frimond

Partner in charge of Family and Private Client department · Family

Justin Reed

Solicitor · Litigation

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Kathryn Johns

Senior Associate Kathryn specialises in commercial landlord and tenant law and the sale and acquisition of commercial properties, both as portfolios and as individual transactions. She is experienced in dealing with commercial property transactions for pharmacies, doctors' and dentists' surgeries, care homes and children's day nurseries. · Real Estate

Laura Cavannagh

Associate · Family Law

Lucy Bowker

Solicitor · Health & Social Care

Mark Studdart

Senior Associate Solicitor · Family

Michael Slade

Partner - Residential Conveyancing all aspects · Real Estate

Molly Page

Solicitor · Clinical Negligence

Neil Grant

Partner · Health & Social Care

Niall Mullins

Solicitor Niall is an experienced litigator with a broad range of Civil and Property litigious matters. Niall has expertise in Property Disputes, especially service charge recovery, landlord and tenant matters and leasehold enfranchisement (acting for both landlords and tenants). · Litigation

Paul Richardson

Solicitor · Real Estate

Robert Parsons

Solicitor · Real Estate

Samantha Chubb

Partner · Real Estate

Shelley Boyd

Partner Shelley qualified as a solicitor in 2013 and joined Gordons in December 2015. Shelley assists healthcare professionals in defending claims brought in the High Court or the Count Courts, including claims in negligence and discrimination. With over 10 years’ experience in claims, she is familiar with all stages of the litigation process including undertaking initial investigations, gathering relevant disclosure, identifying and interviewing witnesses and preparing statements, instructing experts, settlement negotiations and trial. She also has experience in disciplinary proceedings, including before the General Dental Council, General Medical Council and Nursing and Midwifery Council. This enables her to advise clients where there are potential regulatory issues alongside a claim. · Healthcare

Susan Hunneyball

Partner · Health & Social Care

Suzie McCluney

Consultant · Healthcare