Weightmans LLP‘s healthcare team advises a mix of clients including NHS providers and commissioners, and emergency services; the firm was appointed as NHS Resolution panel firm in February 2023. The Liverpool-based team is jointly led by Richard Jolly, who is the key adviser for NHS trusts; Dewi Ap-Thomas, who advises on investigations, inquests and regulatory issues, and Emlyn Williams, who has vast experience in healthcare employment matters. Saira Ali is a specialist NHS employment lawyer, Martin English is a specialist in healthcare investigatory, regulatory and criminal advocacy, and Morris Hill leads the social care team. Jessica Swift acts in complex inquests for NHS trusts, and Ian Pace supports clients in a range of employment issues.
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- ‘I have worked with Weightmans LLP for a number of years and the team are fantastic at what they do. They are passionate about their area of law, personable but professional, and have great skill at every level. The team make our staff feel at ease and supported when involved in a legal process. They are always on hand to proactively assist with any legal matters. The service provided by the team has been exceptional.’
‘A wonderfully thoughtful team with broad experience and personal approach. Kind, responsive and always on hand to advise and sometimes simply to offer reassurance through, what for me, was a daunting and complex set of issues and context.’
‘Always have people with the necessary knowledge and expertise on hand to advise. Work to identify practical solutions to difficult legal issues. Go the extra mile for their clients.'
Kernmandanten
- NHS Resolution
- Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- St Helens & Knowsley NHS FT
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
- NHS Blood & Transplant
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Stockport NHS FT
Highlight-Mandate
- Advising the former Executive Officers of Countess of Chester Hospital in the Thirlwall Inquiry relating to the murders committed by Lucy Letby while she was a nurse at the Countess of Chester.
- Acted for Well pharmacy on a number of acquisitions in 2023.
- Advising the Microbiology Society on the complex issue of the merits and prospects of Core Participant status for each of the open and future modules of the Covid-19 Public Inquiry.
Anwält*innen
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Führende Associates
Führende Associates sind regelmäßig an zentralen Mandaten des Teams beteiligt und erhalten positives Feedback von Wettbewerbern oder Mandanten.
Praxisleitung
Richard Jolly; Dewi Ap-Thomas; Emlyn Williams
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Saira Ali; Martin English; Jessica Swift; Ian Pace; Nichola Halpin; Morris Hill