Pharmacy Meet the Team

A LAW FIRM WITH A
DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
MEET THE TEAM
LEGAL SERVICES FOR PHARMACY
www.gordonsols.co.uk

Hunneyball, Consultant
Susan
| 01483 451900
susan@gordonsols.co.uk
Creamer Partner and contact for Professional Regulation
Richard
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richard@gordonsols.co.uk
Grant, Partner and contact for Health and Social Care
Neil
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neil@gordonsols.co.uk
is a solicitor with considerable experience in advising pharmacists and pharmacy
Susan
She joined Gordons from Charles Russell Speechlys LLP in September 2019.
companies.
professional discipline matters Susan represents pharmacists in proceedings before the
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Pharmaceutical Council, and advises on appeals from that body to the High Court.
General
She represents healthcare professionals in conduct issues involving NHS England.
also has expertise in relation to appeals to the First Tier Tribunal. She is regularly
Susan
in applications for inclusion in the Pharmaceutical List (market entry applications)
instructed
and appeals to NHS Resolution, acting as solicitor advocate in the latter.
advises on inquests, public and administrative law (including judicial review) and acts for
She
in relation to prosecutions, mainly high value fraud, brought by the CPS and other
pharmacists
prosecuting agencies.
Legal 500 2020 said:
worked with Susan Hunneyball for many years. She is one of very few lawyers in the country
"I
extensive specialised knowledge of pharmacy law... Her knowledge of NHS regulation in
with
the primary care sector is detailed, and this is rare in a highly regulated area."
...Susan Hunneyball. Encyclopaedic knowledge of the healthcare sector. She combines a
"
client presence with a very good judgement as to what will work and what will not,
reassuring
and a willingness to get stuck in to try to solve the client's problem."
qualified as a solicitor in 2002. Prior to joining Gordons Healthcare team in 2017, Richard
Richard
a partner at Hempsons Solicitors and Hill Dickinson LLP for a total of six years.
was
becoming a solicitor Richard worked as a dentist having gained his Bachelor of Dental
Before
from Sheffield University. During his clinical career Richard worked as a General Dental
Surgery
and a clinical assistant in Orthodontics. Richard's clinical experience is of particular
Practitioner
in his work acting for doctors and dentists in regulatory proceedings before the General
value
and General Dental Councils, NHS England investigations and in clinical negligence
Medical
claims.
also has a particular experience in acting for individual practitioners and corporate bodies
Richard
NHS Contract disputes and NHS Protect criminal investigations particularly those involving
in
alleged breaches of contract, inappropriate claiming and clawbacks.
in Guildford with Gordons Partnership Solicitors, Neil Grant heads up the firm's Health and
Based
Care Provider Team, which includes our specialist pharmacy law service to chemists across
Social
and Wales. Neil and his team only act for registered providers and professionals, not
England
commissioners or patients, ensuring we avoid conflicts of interest in the overlapping and
regulators,
complex world of healthcare regulation.
is experienced in dealing with all types of regulatory and contractual action taken against
Neil
providers and professionals, including removal of registration, prosecutions and
healthcare
disputes. Neil is also a non-contentious lawyer who can advise on technical registration
commissioning
and undertake due diligence as part of commercial transactions.
issues

Johns, Senior Associate and contact for Property
Kathryn
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kathryn@gordonsols.co.uk
Joshua Morrison, Associate Solicitor and contact for
Bowker, Trainee Solicitor
Lucy
| 01483 397618
lucy@gordonsols.co.uk
studied Law with European Law at Warwick University, which included a year abroad
Kathryn
law in France and Germany. She subsequently qualified as a solicitor in 2005 with
studying
Kennedy in the West End of London, going on to work for firms in Reading and
Howard
Kathryn joined the Property Department of Gordons as a Senior Associate in the
Basingstoke.
autumn of 2019 in our Guildford office.
specialises in commercial landlord and tenant law and the sale and acquisition of
She
properties, both as portfolios and as individual transactions.
commercial
is experienced in dealing with commercial property transactions for pharmacies, doctors’
She
dentists’ surgeries, care homes and children’s day nurseries.
and
Inquests
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Joshua@gordonsols.co.uk
works as part of the Regulatory team and assists healthcare professionals in
Joshua
by their regulatory bodies, primarily the General Medical and Dental
investigations
He also assists healthcare professionals either called to give evidence at
Councils.
or named as Properly Interested Persons. He has particular experience with large
inquests
scale prison inquests undertaking his own advocacy when appropriate.
advises healthcare professionals involved in criminal investigations. He attends
Joshua
stations and specialises in offences alleging inappropriate treatment amounting
police
grievous bodily harm and health professionals who face charges of gross negligence
to
manslaughter.
also assists healthcare professionals who face non-clinical offences and is able to
He
up on his advice to cover possible regulatory action as a result of criminal
double
investigations/charges.
did a History and Society degree at the University of Exeter before converting to
Lucy
and undertaking her LPC. She worked in law firms in Oxford and London as a
Law
before moving to Guildford and joining Gordons’ Healthcare Department in
Paralegal
2019. She now works as a paralegal specialising in regulatory law in the
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health and social care sector.
assists in GPhC Fitness to Practise matters and works on market entry
Lucy
and appeals to NHS England alongside Susan Hunneyball.
applications

Corporate and Banking
Gordon, Partner
James
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james@gordonsols.co.uk
studied law at Oxford University before spending two years at one of the big four Japanese securities houses. He trained at
James
and subsequently worked for them in London, New York and Tokyo. In 1994, he left Linklaters to become one of the founding
Linklaters
of Gordons. As well as being a solicitor since 1988, he was admitted as an attorney and counsellor at law at the Bar of the
partners
of New York in 1990.
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is a highly rated corporate and banking lawyer based in our London office. His expertise is in banking, securities, venture capital,
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and acquisitions, joint ventures and commercial tie-ups generally. He is much sought after by clients for the depth of his
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expertise, knowledge and experience, along with his ability to match the service provided by the ‘bigger guns’ of the corporate world.
Commercial Litigation
Robins, Partner
Derek
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derek@gordonsols.co.uk
worked in the finance and music industries before pursuing a career in law. In 1997 Derek became the firm’s first trainee, qualifying
Derek
1999. He became a partner of the firm in 2007.
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is a commercial lawyer based in our London office with particular expertise in commercial contracts (including supply,
Derek
and distribution agreements) and commercial dispute resolution.
procurement
He is renowned for his efficiency and is popular with clients for his approachable and pragmatic style.
Employment and Commercial
Barter, Partner
Jude
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jude@gordonsols.co.uk
completed her first degree in Drama and Comparative Literature at the University of Kent. She spent a number of years working in
Jude
financial sector before converting to law. She joined Gordons as a trainee in 1998, qualified in 2000 and became a partner in 2007.
the
She is based in our London office.
specialises in company, commercial and employment law. Her particular commercial expertise is in dealing with venture capital,
Jude
equity investment and acquisitions and disposals. She also practices in all aspects of contentious and non-contentious
private
law. She provides day to day support for a number of large employers and her measured, patient advice is appreciated by
employment
and employees alike.
employers
Corporate, Commercial and Health and Social Care
Bull, Solicitor
Ben
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benjamin@gordonsols.co.uk
is a history graduate who converted to law prior to joining Gordons as a paralegal in September 2016. Ben commenced his training
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in 2017 and qualified as a solicitor in March 2019. He is based in our London office.
contract
advises clients as part of our Corporate and Commercial department as well as acting for providers as part of the Health and
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Care department. Ben works on both contentious and non-contentious commercial issues from advising on company acquisitions
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and disposals, commercial contracts and company financing, to representing clients at hearings before the High and County Courts.
regulatory practice has seen him represent providers in the health and social care sector on matters ranging from; cancellation of
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safeguarding and commissioning disputes, inquests and non-contentious registration issues.
registration,
London
22 Great James Street,
London, WC1N 3ES
Telephone: 020 7421 942
Guildford
Edgeborough House, Upper Edgeborough Road
Guildford, GU1 2BJ
Telephone: 01483 451900
Email: sols@gordonsols.co.uk
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