Bevan Brittan - People

Commercial
Partner

John specialises in contractual commercial and administrative law work in the health and social care sector.

"Always in step with the changes afoot in the NHS," (Chambers UK, A Client�s Guide to the Legal Profession 2007)

�Practical lawyer who is great at putting things in action� (Chambers UK, A Client�s Guide to the Legal Profession 2008)

My background
Articled Clifford Turner; qualified 1983. 22 years� post qualification experience, including ten years in two major City firms. Three years out of the profession working as a financial public relations consultant. Joined Bevan Ashford as a partner in 2000. Partner, Bevan Brittan LLP 2004.

What I do
I advise on contractual and commercial matters in the field of health and social care with a particular focus on contracting, partnerships between the public sector and the independent sector and joint working between health and social services. I also advise on a range of administrative law issues including constitutional issues for Foundation Trusts. I am the Head of our Out of Hospital Care Sector.

Some examples
I have advised both the private sector and the public sector on a variety of issues in relation to the commissioning of new community and primary care services including the role of practice based commissioning, and negotiating contractual arrangements for the operation of primary care practices, prison health services, sexual health services and home health care services.

I have been advising a number of NHS Trusts on their development to Foundation Trust status and the use of their flexibilities as Foundation Trusts. This includes advising a Foundation Trust on the establishment of an overseas subsidiary and on a range of joint ventures. I also regularly advise on the legally binding contracts between PCTs and Foundation Trust.

I have acted as lead partner on three closed NHS LIFTs � East London NHS LIFT, West London NHS LIFT and South West London NHS LIFT. The East London LIFT was the first NHS LIFT in the country to close and involved much innovative developmental work

I advised a local authority and PCT on the procurement of a PPP for the development of a new care home and the operation of an existing care home by a private sector partner. The PCT and local authority entered into an agreement under Section 31 of the Health Act 1999 giving lead commissioning responsibility to the Council and establishing pooled budgets.

Contact me via john.chapman@bevanbrittan.com or on 0870 194 7811.

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