Category: Partnership Drafting

by Sofia Fadra Partnership Deed Q&A – is it time to update your partnership deed? Ensuring that you have an up-to-date partnership deed is essential. Your partnership deed will govern how you operate in partnership together. It will also help you navigate a partnership dispute if one arises.  To make a partnership deed as effective as possible, it is vital to keep it up to…

By Sofia Fadra There are many advantages to practice - economies of scale, knowledge and skills pooling, and improved quality of care for patients. There are also many aspects that you must consider from a legal standpoint. 1) What structure will the practice merger take? A practice merger will usually occur in one of two ways i.e. the merger of practices to form a merged…

As general medical practices continue to work hard to overcome the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the increased pressure on the partners in the partnership could trigger a partnership dispute. When partners fall out, it is important that the dispute is resolved quickly to minimise any disruption to the patients, the practice and the partnership. In certain circumstances, the other partners may feel…

Sana Sadiq, senior solicitor at BMA Law, looks at what the New to Partnership Payment scheme means for you. The New to Partnership Payment Scheme was announced in the Update to the GP Contract agreement 2020/21 – 2023/24. It was primarily designed to attract healthcare professionals in general practice into partnership opportunities by creating a learning fund to develop skills, coupled with a financial payment.…