NHS Resolution names 13 law firms to £523m legal services panel

The panel will cover services related to clinical and non-clinical liabilities, and regulatory, health and disciplinary law. The current contracts expire at the end of May 2017.

Lot 1: Clinical negligence (worth £120m per annum; £480m over the lifetime of the contract)

• Bevan Brittan
• Browne Jacobson
• Capsticks
• Clyde & Co
• DAC Beachcroft
• Hempsons
• Hill Dickinson
• Kennedys Law
• Ward Hadaway
• Weightmans

Lot 2: Non-clinical (£8m pa; £32m contract lifetime)

• Browne Jacobson
• Clyde & Co
• DAC Beachcroft
• Kennedys Law
• Weightmans

Lot 3: Regulatory health and disciplinary law (£2.8m pa; £11.2m contract lifetime)

• Bevan Brittan
• Blake Morgan
• Browne Jacobson
• Capsticks
• DAC Beachcroft
• Fieldfisher
• Hempsons
• Hill Dickinson
• Kennedys Law
• Mills & Reeve
• Ward Hadaway
• Weightmans

NHS Resolution, formerly known as the NHS Litigation Authority, said: “The services required are to meet with an on-going, and often urgent, need to access law firms with specialist expertise and knowledge to provide advice and support on a wide range of health–related issues.”