NHS Resolution names 13 law firms to £523m legal services panel
NHS Resolution has appointed 13 law firms to a panel for the provision of health-related legal services worth an estimated £523m over four years.
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.”