Health & Social Care team at RWK Goodman
The Health & Social Care team at RWK Goodman is a recognised market leader, with in-depth knowledge and experience in the social care sector. Based across London, Thames Valley and the South West, our team of lawyers are fully immersed in social care, which enables us to cut to the heart of urgent matters quickly, and help you plan for what may lie ahead.
What do SCA Members say
Over the past six years, we have relied on RWK Goodman for legal support across a wide range of issues affecting our care business, from training and guidance around Home Office sponsorship license compliance, to reviewing our residents’ contract against CMA guidance, and, most recently, supporting us with dispute resolution and placement negotiations with local authorities.
Without exception, every person we have dealt with at RWK Goodman, from partners to paralegals, has been empathetic, professional and responsive throughout. They take the time to understand the particular circumstances of our business and provide practical, considered advice when we need it most.
The successes we have achieved with their support speak for themselves, and RWK Goodman remain our ‘go-to’ solicitors. We have complete confidence in their expertise and the way they work with us as a client.I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend RWK Goodman to anyone operating in the health and social care sector.
Charlie Hoare, Director, Huntingdon and Langham Estates
At RWK Goodman, our aim is to get to know your business and become the strategic advisors you trust to provide insightful, pragmatic solutions. Our clients include nursing and residential homes, hospices, homecare agencies, supported living, specialist colleges and children’s services and our advice covers many areas, including:
- Sales and acquisitions
- Real estate development, leases and construction
- Refinancing
- HR and employment law
- Business immigration advice and sponsor licence applications
- CQC registration
- Challenging CQC inspection reports, enforcement action, ratings, cancellation of registration and CQC prosecutions
- Advice on service user and commissioning contracts
- Local authority embargos
- Safeguarding
- Mental capacity, DOLS and Court of Protection advice
- Debt recovery
- Data protection
- Partnership and Shareholder Agreements
- Litigation
- Inquests
We are the legal partners for a number of local care associations, the Care Association Alliance, the Outstanding Society, the Care Innovation Hub and Care England.
These are some of the things our clients have said about us:
“The information that has been provided has been concise, in plain English (jargon free), and the instructions from you and your team have been thorough, and crystal clear. In addition to this, we always receive a prompt response, and you and your staff always go the extra mile to deliver great advice. It is a pleasure dealing with you and your team, and we look forward to collaboratively enhancing the great partnership we are developing over the next few years.”
“We are very happy with the excellent legal service we have received. The lawyers we have worked with are extremely responsive, their advice always comprehensive and solution-focused, bringing peace of mind in often challenging circumstances. We have been particularly impressed with the level of in-depth knowledge (within their specialist areas) they possess that is specific not only to the Health and Social Care sector but to care providers in particular. They have a clear understanding of the industry and their advice is tailored accordingly to our needs, our goals, and the challenges we face.”
Key contacts
Hazel Phillips
Partner, Head of Health & Social Care | Corporate & Commercial
T: 01225 730 166
M: 07776 241 235
jhazel.phillips@rwkgoodman.com
James Sage
Partner, Health & Social Care | Employment & HR
T: 01225 730 231
M: 07508 297 597
james.sage@rwkgoodman.com
Mei-Ling Huang
Partner, Health & Social Care | Regulation & Dispute Resolution
T: 01225 459 950
M: 07944 996 256
mei-ling.huang@rwkgoodman.com
Lara Hourihan
Partner, Health & Social Care | Real Estate
M: 07776 137206
Lara.Hourihan@rwkgoodman.com