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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…

Partnerships Agreements: when should you review yours? This short guidance document looks at the key times you should review your partnership agreement. A Partnership Agreement is a vital document for GP Partners. Without one, your partnership may be governed by a piece of legislation written in 1890. Once you have a solid Partnership Agreement in place, it's equally as important to keep it updated, so…

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…

Sale and lease back: what you need to know Avoiding the pitfalls. Sale and lease back arrangements are becoming a popular means to deal with situations where property owners, whether due to retirement or otherwise, wish to sell their premises but their fellow partners or the ultimate practice owners are unwilling or unable to buy them out. As the name suggests, such arrangements see property…

Directors' duties and responsibilities This note outlines the key duties and responsibilities of a director of a private limited company incorporated in England and Wales Part 1: The role of a director The board of directors is generally responsible for the day-to-day running of the company, involving taking decisions on matters such as the company’s business strategy, potential acquisitions/disposals and personnel issues. Directors may be…

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…

NHSPS template lease update Achievements so far, and what's to come. Since the release of the new NHSPS template lease in 2016, the BMA – alongside BMA Law – have been working to address the key residual issues that have prevented many GP tenants from signing up to the lease. As you will no doubt be aware, these issues primarily concerned the lack of clarity…