Resources

Safeguarding your business assets: How can GP practices protect their intellectual property? People often get confused between the different ways that you can protect your intellectual property: trademarks, copyrights and patents. An easy way to think of it is that trademarks help define and protect unique aspects of your business’ brand, like your name, logo or strapline – whereas copyright and patents apply to things…

Alliance arrangements What you need to know before you enter into an alliance arrangement. Alliance agreements allow practices to benefit from the economies of scale that mergers or super partnerships offer, without compromising their practice's autonomy. As with any similar arrangement, you should prepare carefully and enter into a contractual agreement. This ensures that each party knows what is expected of them, and expectations are…

Practice Merger Guidance This comprehensive guidance document advises on the key aspects to take into account when considering or undertaking a practice merger. It outlines the advantages and disadvantages of merging, as well as how to manage the contractual and regulatory aspects. If you are considering a practice merger, it is essential that you seek expert legal advice from the outset. BMA Law can provide…

Practice mergers: legal considerations Understanding the specific legal points involved in a merger. Practice mergers are a considerable undertaking, and require a lot of preparation work by all parties. Laying the groundwork early on can help to protect you from problems that may arise during the process. As part of this, there are a number of legal points that must be addressed. This short guidance…

Practice Mergers - Practical Considerations This short guidance document focuses on the specific practical aspects involved in a merger. It outlines the top five six things you should consider when embarking on a practice merger. If you are considering a practice merger, it is essential that you seek expert legal advice from the outset. BMA Law can provide a full range of follow-up services, such…

Future proof your partnership Can your partnership agreement help mitigate 'last partner standing' risks? The fear of being either the sole or one a few remaining partners in a GP practice can result in an exceptionally volatile situation, where partners act defensively in order to protect themselves from liability. However, simply having a proper Partnership Agreement in place can manage this issue. Indeed, in many…

Legal aspects of collaborative working Understanding the legal differences between mergers and federations. Do you know the difference between mergers, super-partnerships and federations? Each comes with their own unique legal challenges, which should be carefully reviewed before you enter into any new agreement. This short slide presentation assesses the core considerations associated with collaborative working to help you understand the differences fully. Download the presentation…

Super partnerships: could they benefit you? The key things to explore before entering into a super partnership With the drive to encourage GP Practices to work more collaboratively, we have seen the emergence of so-called ‘super partnerships’. As a business model, a super partnership describes a situation where multiple practices have agreed to merge and/or work together whilst retaining the traditional partnership model.   If…