Health, Care and Life Sciences
Successfully running a business, or organisation, in any health-related sector requires lawyers with the skills and expertise to manage complicated regulations and legal risks.
Businesses and organisations in the health, care and life sciences sector face a range of challenges today. These include constrained public funding, ageing populations, rising costs, changing regulations, a heightened focus on compliance by government bodies and the effects of increasing competition, both nationally and internationally.
At the same time, new innovations, technologies, and research are providing significant opportunities for health, care and life sciences businesses – to produce, use and/or provide access to essential medicines, pioneering equipment and patient care.
Our healthcare solicitors and life science lawyers have helped companies and organisations in this sector understand and manage their legal obligations in a wide variety of situations. We focus on delivering practical, informed and timely guidance that is straightforward to understand and implement.
If you need support for any area of the law relating to a health, care or life sciences – Capital can help.
Corporate and Private Equity
We support ambitious healthcare companies with all aspects of corporate structuring, acquisitions, sales, investments, demergers and reorganisations. We understand and help our clients navigate the unique regulatory frameworks and compliance issues impacting all types of transactions in this sector.
As well as transactional work, we also support with ongoing corporate governance, joint ventures, shareholder and partnership arrangements, helping clients to navigate legal documentation and make informed decisions.
Corporate & Private Equity
Health, care and life sciences is an understandable growing sector within the private equity market with opportunities for investment globally. Our lawyers work with our private equity clients and their portfolio companies on strategic acquisitions, using our experience to identify and manage transactional risk for them.
Please visit our Private Equity page to learn more.
Our lawyers are known for their experience in the health, care and life sciences sector, regularly acting for buyers and sellers on mergers, acquisitions and sales. We understand both the opportunities and the challenges our clients face, which we guide them through as seamlessly as possible.
Please visit our M&A page to learn more.
Mergers & AcquisitionsHealth, care and life sciences businesses provide vital innovations but require investment and growth to do so. From incorporation to sale, we support our clients with fundraising throughout their lifecycle.
Please visit our Growth and Venture Capital page to learn more.
Growth & Venture CapitalOur lawyers support businesses within the health, care and life sciences sector with their corporate governance compliance and shareholder arrangements.
Please visit our Corporate Advisory page to learn more.
Commercial Disputes
Commercial challenges and disputes in the health, care and life sciences sectors can be costly, complex, and carry huge reputational risk.
Our healthcare lawyers appreciate the unique sensitivities that are involved in such matters and can help you approach any dispute with the highest levels of professional, integrity, and preparedness.
We have a specialism in advising on disputes in partnerships, in particular in the GP sector and dealing with local health boards and/or other regulatory bodies.
Commercial
Building, or scaling, a company in the health, care, or life sciences sector requires creativity and innovation. And this should be built on a solid foundation of regulatory compliance.
In this rapidly-evolving industry, it can be tough to stay up to date with the latest changes in the law that can have a material impact on your business. Engaging with Capital’s healthcare and life science lawyers can bring the cutting-edge expertise you need to succeed.
Whether you are a large clinical and commercial pharmaceutical manufacturer, medical devices supplier, or conduct research and development in health, care and life sciences and need support with navigating legal and regulatory issues, we can help.
We advise on commercial contracts including clinical, development, manufacturing and distribution agreements including cross-jurisdictional contracts and collaboration and research and development agreements.
We can also support you to navigate data protection laws and compliance which is a core organisational responsibility in this sector. We can advise regulatory bodies and commercial organisations on their legal obligations and on building an effective company data protection framework.
Please visit our Data Protection page to learn more.
Data Protection & PrivacyWe also understand how fundamental it is for businesses in this sector to protect their intellectual property rights. We advise on intellectual property licensing, transferring ownership of IP, auditing intellectual property portfolios to help identify areas where businesses can maximise their IP and help organisations to enforce their IP rights, when required.
Please visit our Intellectual Property page to learn more.
Employment
Capital has a large and experienced employment team with expertise across many industry sectors. We regularly support life science and healthcare firms with employment and HR matters, focussing on delivering practical and informed advice that can be implemented seamlessly.
We can provide advice on employment contracts, HR policies, management training, or any other area of compliance. In the event of a specific employment related dispute or issue, we also have extensive experience in Employment Tribunal claims and can offer mediation services, if required.
Business Immigration
We recognise the issues employers face in recruiting and retaining staff, particularly in the health, care and life sciences sectors. Capital’s team has many years’ experience advising employers on the available immigration routes to hiring talent and complying with the complex UK immigration framework in particular around Skilled Worker sponsor licences. We understand the key issues currently faced by the sector and we are adept in offering advice and support around avoiding compliance action by the Home Office.
Real Estate and Construction
Legal support for the acquisition, disposal, financing, construction, development, and operation of a real estate project or asset, at any scale, is one of our core competencies.
We have expertise in advising healthcare organisations, particularly care homes, with acquisitions, whether by lease or by purchase and we understand the complexities which arise from operating in this area. For example, we navigate the unique nature of how specialist care businesses need to be structured in a way to comply with regulations to allow the service users to claim (and pay) Housing Benefit. In the wider healthcare and life sciences space, we act for a number of healthcare and life sciences organisations in dealing with their property requirements.
We also work closely with our corporate colleagues on company acquisitions or disposals in this area. Our corporate support team offer a property de-risking service in order to support businesses in the health, care and life sciences sectors to understand their property assets, any upcoming events in the documents for those properties, and any potential issues or red flags.
Our construction team can assist health, care and life sciences organisations with any aspect of a building project, respecting the unique needs of your business and facility requirements.
Regulatory & Procurement
Our healthcare solicitors and life science lawyers also provide specialist support and advice on regulatory frameworks and procurement practices in the industry.
Operating within highly regulated sectors, such as health, care, or life sciences, is challenging. Whether in the delivery of services or care, research, product development, or associated activities, balancing operational efficiency with regulatory scrutiny and compliance can have a major effect on unprepared organisations.
Procurement is also a key area in which life science and healthcare regulations need to be carefully managed. The acquisition of new healthcare services, and the development of commercial relationships with providers, need to be carried out within strict regulatory frameworks designed to keep patients and end-users safe and supported.
We can help you stay informed of both new and existing guidance that might have an impact on your work, understand how to interpret it for your unique circumstances, and support your efforts to remain compliant in changing market conditions.
Public & Regulatory
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Our cross-firm legal experts can help you manage complicated regulations and legal risks. Reach out today for an initial conversation and one of our team will be able to provide guidance and clarity on next steps.
