Praised for its ‘excellent’ industry knowledge, the team at DAC Beachcroft LLP handles a myriad of healthcare issues relating to changes to maternity services, IT system procurement processes, and transactional issues surrounding managed equipment services projects. Practice head Hamza Drabu is an expert in commercial transactions within the healthcare space, assisting a range of investors, NHS clients, and medtech companies. Udara Ranasinghe leads on the employment side of the team, maintaining her distinctive focus on whistleblowing cases and exits involving both doctors and executives, and judicial review specialist Alistair Robertson regularly assists with public inquiries and appeals. Gemma Brannigan is particularly adept at acting in medical treatment cases before the Court of Protection and in coroner’s inquests, while Darryn Hale is well-known for his expertise in health information, with his primary areas of focus being the digitisation of the NHS and information sharing between organisations. Jacques Howell left the firm in 2023.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘Excellent, the advice given is always spot on. They listen to the problem and come up with constructive solutions and are all very nice people.’
‘Hamza Drabu and Darryn Hale are excellent partners who make time for all clients and solve problems really well.’
Key clients
- Circle Health Group
- NHS England
Work highlights
- Advising NHS England on the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry. The inquiry is addressing a broad range of topics over a series of modules.
- Advising Circle Health Group on all aspects of its new self-pay digital platform MyWay.