Gerard Hanratty > Browne Jacobson LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile

Handling a wide array of health and social care matters, Browne Jacobson LLP’s experienced practice supports a large selection of NHS and local authority clients on mandates spanning integrated care systems, governance arrangements, inquests and regulatory compliance issues. The team is co-led by Gerard Hanratty in Manchester and Mark Barnett in Exeter, the latter of which is an experienced litigator with expertise covering clinical negligence claims and inquests, especially those arising against mental health providers. Bridget Prosser, also in Exeter, is experienced in employment matters.

Browne Jacobson LLP fields a market-leading public sector practice with a national reputation. The firm’s distinct teams include lawyers with specialist knowledge and understanding of the education, government, and health sectors. Gerard Hanratty is an expert on the public law obligations of healthcare clients and an active inquiries lawyer, working for health bodies. Mark Blois is a recognised authority on education law, while Peter Ware specialises in local government commercial matters and is highly regarded for his public procurement work. Clients from the health and government sectors instruct Laura Hughes on a variety of complex and high-profile matters.

Browne Jacobson LLP‘s healthcare team assists NHS entities, health and social-care providers, commissioners, regulators, and local and central government, as well as suppliers to the healthcare market with a range of contentious and non-contentious matters, such as policy, governance, procurement, as well as healthcare inquest matters. The Manchester-based team is jointly led by Gerard Hanratty, who is a key adviser for matters relating to public and regulatory law, and Christian Dingwall, who is an expert in NHS transactions, projects and service transformations. Victoria Thourgood provides specialist real estate advice, while Rebecca Fitzpatrick is a key adviser for mental health and Court of Protection work, and Amanda Callaghan focuses on health litigation.

Browne Jacobson LLP has strengthened its position in the Welsh market with the establishment of its Cardiff office as of July 2023. With his previous experience working as an in-house lawyer for the Welsh government, Tim Edds is a key contact within the new office; he regularly defends government departments and public bodies in judicial reviews. The practice in Nottingham is headed by Laura Hughes, while Gerard Hanratty leads the healthcare-focused public law team in Manchester.