A law firm with a different perspective

Services For Pharmacy

We know it is not easy being a pharmacist in today’s regulatory environment.

We act only on behalf of pharmacy professionals and pharmacy businesses: our clients include individual pharmacists, independent pharmacies, local and national multiples and representative bodies. Our level of expertise makes us a leading law firm in this area of healthcare law.

Our pharmacy lawyers can offer advice to pharmacists on every aspect of their professional life including:

  • GPhC issues – Fitness to Practise issues, GPhC investigations, registration of pharmacists, the registration and regulation of pharmacy premises and appeals
  • Pharmacy market entry – making and opposing applications for inclusion in the pharmaceutical list (also known as NHS pharmacy contract applications). We also advise on relocation, change of ownership, consolidation and other applications under the 2013 pharmaceutical regulations.
  • NHS service issues – we can help with breach notices, withholding of remuneration, investigations regarding terms of service or commissioning issues.
  • Pharmacy regulations – our solicitors can advise on the law governing pharmacies and pharmacy businesses. We can help if you are looking to start up a pharmacy or if you have regulatory issues in an existing business.
  • Healthcare disputes, criminal and fraud investigations and judicial reviews
  • Inquests
  • Medicinal product and device regulation.
  • Employment law 
  • Pharmacy sales and purchases

Our experience of the wider professional environment pharmacists work within enables us to achieve the best possible outcomes whilst offering exceptional value for money. 

This is what the Legal 500 said about the pharmacy provision at Gordons Partnership in its 2023 edition:

‘Susan Hunneyball is extremely professional, a pleasure to work with, and takes every step possible to act in the best interest of the client. She is a real team player. I would not hesitate to work with her again.’

‘Susan Hunneyball specialises in community pharmacy hearings, and has deep knowledge of the legislation, regulations and ethical guidance in this area. She provides realistic, robust and cost-effective advice.’

Comments from past years include:

‘I worked with Susan Hunneyball for many years. She is one of very few lawyers in the country with extensive specialised knowledge of pharmacy law. She has a good – sympathetic – client manner which is particularly valuable for clients who, especially in fitness to practise cases or facing prosecution, are undergoing considerable stress. Her knowledge of NHS regulation in the primary care sector is detailed, and this is rare in a highly regulated area.’

“… Encyclopedic knowledge of the healthcare sector. She combines a reassuring client presence with very good judgement as to what will work and what will not, and a willingness to get stuck in to try to solve the client’s problem.’

We offer a free initial telephone consultation to all prospective clients. If you would like to speak to us please contact Susan Hunneyball from our Regulatory team on 01483 451900 or alternatively email at susan@gordonsols.co.uk.

We’ll be happy to help, whatever your problem