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DAC Beachcroft LLP

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DAC Beachcroft LLP

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DACB is a leading legal adviser to the health and social care sector, trusted by public bodies, independent providers and charitable organisations across the UK and internationally.

The firm has the country’s largest dedicated health and social care team, combining national reach with deep sector insight, supported by its global network of offices.

DACB's diverse client base spans public and private hospitals, mental health and social care providers, commissioners, regulators, insurers and investors, alongside life sciences, MedTech, digital health organisations, and health charities/not-for-profits. Its work covers the full range of legal disciplines, including regulatory, governance, public law, clinical risk, commercial, employment and real estate.

The firm advises at the heart of Government on significant and complex legal issues facing the NHS, and is recognised as the leading firm for public inquiries. With over 75 years’ experience advising the NHS, it supports more than half of NHS hospitals and sits on all major NHS legal frameworks.

Alongside this, DACB works closely with the independent sector’s largest operators, advising on regulation, growth and technology, as well as M&As, private equity investment, structural change, joint ventures, employment tribunals, CQC scrutiny and medical malpractice claims.

This breadth of experience enables DACB to deliver commercially focused advice that helps clients achieve meaningful outcomes in a rapidly evolving sector.

Clients (13)

  • The Medical Defence Union
  • Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
  • NHS England
  • Spire
  • BMI Healthcare
  • NHS Resolution
  • HCA Healthcare
  • University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
  • Babylon Healthcare
  • Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
  • Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
  • University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Industries (1)

  • Health Care

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Healthcare: Regulatory - UK-wide

What the Team is Known For

DAC Beachcroft provides wide-ranging support to public and private sector healthcare organisations. The firm advises on the implementation of new models of care, governance, commissioning and regulatory proceedings, as well as all conceivable commercial, employment and contentious matters within the sector. The team regularly assists NHS England and integrated care boards with procurement strategies involving community services and medical technology.

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Work Highlights

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  • DAC Beachcroft assisted Nuffield Health by providing them with commercial contract advice concerning the long-term provision of managed services for diagnostic imaging with GE Medical Systems, valued at over £180 million over 20 years.

Strengths

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  • DAC Beachcroft is an exceptionally experienced, professional and personable firm.

    Healthcare: Regulatory respondentUK

  • The firm's knowledge and expertise is second to none. It is also approachable and friendly. We really enjoy working with the team.

    Healthcare: Regulatory respondentUK

  • The team at DAC Beachcroft is extremely responsive and able to turn around advice on short notice.

    Healthcare: Regulatory respondentUK

  • Its lawyers are knowledgeable and good communicators who understand Trusts and provide representation in keeping with their values and expectations.

    Healthcare: Regulatory respondentUK

  • The firm has a deep understanding of the healthcare sector. It delivers quick response times and is professional, approachable, pragmatic and flexible.

    Healthcare: Regulatory respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Hamza Drabu
    Hamza Drabu

    Hamza Drabu

    Hamza Drabu leads DAC Beachcroft's health team. He regularly advises NHS trusts and private companies on high-value transactions, including acquisitions and sales. He has additional experience handling data protection mandates, as well as the negotiation and termination of commercial contracts.

    • Hamza Drabu has an encyclopedic knowledge and a varied and broad range of knowledge and experience of the NHS.

      Healthcare: Regulatory respondentUK

    • Hamza is fantastic. He has his finger on the pulse in the health tech market and is very personable and enthusiastic about the sector.

      Healthcare: Regulatory respondentUK

    • He is one of the thought leaders in the market and I think highly of him.

      Healthcare: Regulatory respondentUK
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  • Corinne Slingo
    Corinne Slingo

    Corinne Slingo

    Corinne Slingo is head of the healthcare regulatory team at the firm. She regularly assists public and private sector clients with an array of matters, including Care Quality Commission inspections and the regulatory implications of acquisitions.

    • Corinne Slingo is great. She's commercial in her responses and distils the information into bite-sized form. She is also very reasonable and good value.

      Healthcare: Regulatory respondentUK

    • I thoroughly enjoy working with Corinne. She is knowledgeable and approachable, I feel confident in her ability, and she never makes me feel stupid for asking a simple question.

      Healthcare: Regulatory respondentUK

    • Corinne is a strong individual who is well known and respected in her field. She is collaborative and gives clear advice.

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  • Darryn Hale
    Darryn Hale

    Darryn Hale

    Darryn Hale provides regulatory advice to clients across the public and private sectors, with particular expertise in digital information and data.

    • Darryn is down to earth and a sensible partner that clients really like. He is very relatable and easy to work with.

      Healthcare: Regulatory respondentUK

    • Darryn Hale is brilliant and a pleasure to work with. If I have a really complex matter, I would go to Darryn.

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  • Gemma Brannigan
    Gemma Brannigan

    Gemma Brannigan

    Gemma Brannigan attracts significant praise due to her experience handling sensitive inquests and police investigations. She frequently represents NHS trusts and care home providers.

    • Gemma is approachable and very knowledgeable.

      Healthcare: Regulatory respondentUK

    • Gemma is incredibly knowledgeable and always has our values and expectations at the forefront. She is also personable and puts everyone at ease.

      Healthcare: Regulatory respondentUK

    • Gemma Brannigan is a real specialist in inquest work and has a great wealth of experience in that field, underpinned by tactical and strategic instincts.

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Ranked Individuals at DAC Beachcroft LLP (4)

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Members

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  • Hannah Volpe

  • Simon Perkins

  • Charlotte Burnett

  • Gill Weatherill

  • Andrew Johnston

  • James Rhodes

  • Heather Durston Hillyer

  • Nick Chronias

  • Jonathan Deverill

  • Udara Ranasinghe

  • Simon Wortley

  • Belinda Dix

  • James Reed

  • Christopher Briggs

  • Stan Campbell

  • Dean Parrett

  • Sean Doherty

  • Louise Watson-Jones

  • Nigel Montgomery

  • Rachel Roberts-Jenkins

  • Anna Hart

  • Mike Pearce

  • Alistair Robertson

  • Gillian Muir

  • Stuart Craig

  • Lisa Geary

  • Louise Wiltshire

  • Victoria Armstrong

  • Chris Waite

  • Katherine Calder

  • Jane Marshall

  • Alison Martin

  • Emma-Jane Dalley

  • Alan Pratt

  • Carol Sumner

  • Alison McAdams

  • Darryn Hale

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  • Corinne Slingo

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  • Gemma Brannigan

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  • Hamza Drabu

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