The legal challenges facing dental service providers are evolving.
As the healthcare sector becomes more integrated with technology, dentists will increasingly require legal guidance that aligns with digital advancements, changing patient expectations and emerging risks. From managing patient care to navigating legal compliance and addressing business growth, dentists and dental businesses need a reliable partner who not only understands the intricacies of the healthcare industry but also brings innovative solutions to the table.
We provide expert legal support to dentists, dental partnerships and corporate dental groups, helping them navigate the complexities of running and growing a successful practice. From regulatory compliance and NHS contracts to practice sales, partnership agreements and dispute resolution, we offer tailored advice that aligns with the unique challenges of the dental sector.
With a clear, practical approach to dental law, we help you protect your businesses, manage risk and focus on delivering excellent patient care.
Our expertise
We take the time to truly understand your needs, offering tailored solutions that help you navigate the complex and rapidly changing dental healthcare space. We recognise that legal advice cannot be given in isolation, and have contacts and partnerships with banks, accountants, LDCs and other specialist healthcare professionals - bringing more experience to a situation than just legal advice.
Our team advises on the following areas of dental law:
Rachel Crean is a class act and an excellent litigator.
Our work highlights
Employment dispute
We successfully challenged an attempt to enforce covenants against a senior associate responsible for training dentists within a large corporate practice. The corporate practice sought to prevent the setting up of a competing practice. The case involved analysing the status of the individual, which was disputed, and interpretation of covenants within various documents following the sale of the client's shares in the practice.
Dispute resolution
We defended a claim issued in the county court for breach of warranties set out in a sale and purchase agreement. Parallel to the court proceedings, we utilised ADR to progress settlement discussions.
Procurement challenge
We supported two bidders to challenge a national procurement of IMOS services. This was the commissioner's second attempt at the procurement. Frustratingly, it was abandoned for a second time. We are experienced in challenging procurements run under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (now replaced by the Procurement Act 2023) and the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023 (PSR).
