Healthcare
UK Guide 2025 : Scotland
Band 2
Contact number
0131 228 3777About
Provided by Brodies LLP
Brodies has a multi-disciplinary healthcare team that advises on a wide range of healthcare matters. We advise on contentious and non-contentious health instructions across Scottish and English jurisdictions, including for clients bringing proceedings against NHS boards and against local authorities where clients are challenging the cost or quality of health care provision. We also advise on the manner in which care services are commissioned (including contractual provisions) and in relation to moratoria placed on care providers as a consequence of alleged poor performance.
We are known for the strength of our regulatory practice in relation to health and social care, including our extensive experience of the regulation of health and social care professionals. We also regularly advise clients on the commissioning of care, including at a strategic level.
Our regulatory practice has solid experience supporting clients facing investigation, and our expertise includes advising on the regulation of medicines and healthcare products, supporting clients facing investigations, compliance audits, clinical trials, patient data confidentiality and consent, product and drug licensing.
We also have significant experience in the life sciences, medical devices and pharmacy sectors including M&A, due diligence, joint ventures, university spin-outs, fund raisings, international and research collaborations, and manufacturing agreements, advising clients in the UK and internationally.
Chambers Review
Brodies is a highly respected firm with a broad practice acting for clients from the life sciences and pharmacy sectors on transactional and contentious mandates. The firm has noted strength advising on health and social care regulations, as well as assisting with judicial reviews. The team is particularly active in the care home sector, advising on project development and financing, as well as regulatory considerations. The lawyers at Brodies possess additional expertise in the regulation of healthcare products and data confidentiality. The firm regularly acts for clients in proceedings before NHS boards and other professional bodies.
Work Highlights
- Brodies advised Oakland Care on the expansion of its care home portfolio. The firm assisted throughout the site acquisition, financing and development phases of the buy and build expansion strategy.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It's a good team able to coordinate seamlessly to best meet clients' needs"
"Brodies provides great attention to detail and really understand our needs. The team also proactively offers advice."
"Brodies always provides excellent advice and maintains a commercial perspective, enabling optimal solutions. It maintains a high standard and unrivalled speed of response."
"It's a good team able to coordinate seamlessly to best meet clients' needs"
"Brodies provides great attention to detail and really understand our needs. The team also proactively offers advice."
"Brodies always provides excellent advice and maintains a commercial perspective, enabling optimal solutions. It maintains a high standard and unrivalled speed of response."
Notable Practitioners
Christine O'Neill is chair of Brodies. She has notable experience assisting with judicial reviews and inquiries.