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Bevan Brittan LLP

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Bevan Brittan LLP has a sector specialism in healthcare and housing, supporting clients on a range of issues with capabilities across contentious and transactional mandates. Jodie Sinclair heads the national practice, with the Leeds-based team of Nigel Bolton and legal director Andrew Uttley working on pensions and NHS mandates respectively.

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Testimonials

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  • 'On the whole, I find Bevan Brittan to be supportive and collaborative. I appreciate and actively seek their advice, whether it's a formal employment law case or a highly complex issue. I find their advice sensible and pragmatic, and in the more formal interactions I find them genuinely supportive and engaged.'
  • 'Responsive and knowledgeable.'
  • 'The practice has taken the time to build relationships with key stakeholders and acts as a trusted source of advice as we navigate complex employment matters. We are always quickly triaged to the correct person with the specialist knowledge to respond to our enquiries.'
  • 'All interactions are professional but relaxed and our enquiries and requests for support are well engaged with.'
  • 'We have always enjoyed positive interactions with agents of Bevan Brittan, however, Andrew Uttley particularly has always acted as a trusted legal advisor and is often our preferred contact, simply on the basis of his personable manner, expert knowledge and sound advice.'
  • 'Andrew Uttley has a wealth of sector knowledge which makes his advice all the more credible and he always acts as professional sounding board on employment matters.'
  • 'Bevan Brittan LLP have a unique way of analysing the nature of our legal queries and transforming this into helpful and practical legal sessions. They have a helpful platform which allows us to ask queries with a response within 24 hours given. We are able to view the responses to other queries saving time and generation wider understanding. The legal advice itself is helpful and sensible.'
  • 'Bevan Brittan partners are proactive and responsive. They are friendly and we get the sense we are working in partnership.'

Key clients

  • Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
  • Financial Conduct Authority
  • Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
  • Barts Health NHS Trust
  • Holmes Care Group Ltd
  • St Georges Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
  • Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • Isle of Wight NHS Trust
  • Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust
  • Active Care Group
  • Holmes Care Group
  • Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Rockline Industries Limited
  • Oxfordshire County Council
  • Catalyst Housing Limited and Peabody Trust
  • Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
  • Rehability UK Community Ltd
  • University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
  • Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Work highlights

  • Advised and represented Barts Health NHS Trust in relation to 54 Employment Tribunal claims from 28 claimants arising out of a TUPE transfer and related contractual disputes.
  • Advised Holmes Care Group on a range of workforce and HR initiatives following the acquisition of 12 care homes in Fife, Scotland from Kingdom Homes.
  • Advised Catalyst Housing Limited and Peabody Trust on relation to a merger to form PeabodyGroup, with a merged turnover of £664m

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jodie Sinclair

Other key lawyers

Nigel Bolton, Andrew Uttley