Dental Lawyers
Get expert advice from our leading dental lawyers
“Having support from the national team, gives us confidence that we have all the expertise we need.”
Legal 500 2025.
Our 30-strong, national team of dental lawyers offer clients a one-stop dental shop in English and Scots law advising across corporate/ commercial, banking/ finance, debt recovery, property/estates, employment, criminal, claims/ insurance, dental tourism travel claims, family, private wealth, regulatory, CQC/ Care Inspectorate.
Our team works closely with NHS, GDC, CQC, Care Inspectorate, local NHS Health Boards in Scotland, private wealth managers, financial advisers, agents and accountants.
Whether you are an experienced dentist or manager or at the start of your dental career, we can help you acquire, run and dispose of a business from corporate and transactional support to regulatory advice and providing assistance with HR and employment services.
In a market that is ever-evolving, our team offer pragmatic and commercial approaches to the challenges dental practitioners and those they work with face, always ensuring your personal priorities are front and centre in our advice.
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I find that Weightmans are highly professional and knowledgeable as well as being very good at making accurate assessments and providing solid advice. The team has excellent knowledge of the complex and nuanced legal frameworks we work within. Weightmans always responds with specific advice in a timely manner, no matter the complexity of the matter at hand. The firm has excellent knowledge, great communication skills and gives clear, concise and logical advice. It is always practical in how it handles very complex legal matters.
Chambers and Partners, 2026 -
Claire McCracken has been lead partner on recent deals and she has always shown a clear focus on getting deals over the line, being pragmatic about issues as they arise, and often key to resolving things. We like her approach to negotiating and her understanding of what we need from a deal. Having support from the national team, gives us confidence that we have all the expertise we need. Legal 500
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Alistair Hewitt has broad experience defending clients in high value work and heads up the practice.
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Chris [Dexter] is approachable and friendly and immediately puts clients at ease. He is all over the issues and will tear though the noise to really get to the root of the issues quickly. He really cares about his cases and puts in the time to get a fair and pragmatic solution.
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Medical partnership expert Edwina Farrell stands out for her extensive experience forming partnerships, assisting on retirements, mergers, and contracts, and representing clients in disputes.
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Lucy Phipps is a well-grounded, practical solicitor who has a no-nonsense approach. She diffuses drama and delivers good outcomes for clients.
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Benjamin Davies offers comprehensive and insightful responses; all cases are tracked and followed up. Regularly updates us on outstanding cases.
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Medical partnership expert Edwina Farrell stands out for her extensive experience forming partnerships, assisting on retirements, mergers, and contracts, and representing clients in disputes.
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[Ian Pace] is personable, as is his team. Ian will take time to discuss options and in doing so will quantify any risks that enable informed decisions to be taken that keep the organisation as safe as possible.
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Ben Troke is so knowledgeable, kind, professional, conscious of the public purse - everything you would want from him.
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Damian [Whitlam] is incredibly helpful and supportive. He bends over backwards and is very good at taking on board our comments and keeping us updated – Chambers & Partners; Damian is very professional and helpful. He provides strong legal leadership and direction.
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Fiona [Davidson] combines force and steel with charm and good humour. She's very straight to the line, does very good, high-quality work and is a pleasure to work with. It's always a team effort with her.
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Reliable and knowledgeable team.
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Exceptional knowledge of the healthcare sector. The acquisition of RLB and recent team additions make Weightmans a powerful resource.
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Advice is clear, relevant and helpful. It also always comes with the opportunity to discuss further or ask any clarification questions from the individuals which is reassuring. The individuals are also friendly and approachable, which makes a huge difference.
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Excellent team, extremely knowledgeable and responsive. Always feel fully supported and informed.
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Very knowledgeable in healthcare.
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I have worked with Weightmans LLP for a number of years and the team are fantastic at what they do. They are passionate about their area of law, personable but professional, and have great skill at every level. The team make our staff feel at ease and supported when involved in a legal process. They are always on hand to proactively assist with any legal matters. The service provided by the team has been exceptional.
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Wonderfully thoughtful team with broad experience and personal approach. Kind, responsive and always on hand to advise and sometimes simply to offer reassurance through, what for me, was a daunting and complex set of issues and context.
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Always have people with the necessary knowledge and expertise on hand to advise. Work to identify practical solutions to difficult legal issues. Go the extra mile for their clients.
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Good quality work and some stand out lawyers.
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Their knowledge and practical approach to commercial work is excellent. The relationships they build are strong ones and allow for a very flexible way of working on matters.
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The Leeds team has great experience in the public and private sector and strength in depth. Whatever the question, a focused, informed and practical analysis and range of options will be provided in a timely way. In the NHS employment-industrial relations area they have significant experience and expertise.
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Weightmans's public inquiry and inquest team are excellent to work with. Always on the ball, approachable, responsive and always right on the law.
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Weightmans always provide an excellent and efficient service - they are keen to assist and have taken on many last-minute instructions, which has been of great support to us and our clients.
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The team are very knowledgeable and their advice is always concise and well explained.
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Weightmans provide excellent response times and a depth of knowledge, coupled with commerciality. They're consistently excellent.
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The team are experienced, intellectually rigorous and down to earth. They are timely in all aspects.
Chambers and Partners 2025
Our team of dental lawyers advise on:
Commercial and Corporate
- Banking & finance
- Business restructure
- Business structure and impact of GDC requirements
- Buying and selling of Dental Laboratories
- Buying and selling of Dental Practices
- Incorporating your business and your NHS contract
- Partnership agreements
- Shareholders agreements
Complaints Handling
Data Protection issues
- Disclosure to the police or third parties
Data Recovery
Debt recovery
Disputes
- Associate Disputes
- Commercial contract litigation
- Family
- Litigation, mediation and other dispute resolution
- Partnership Disputes
- Tourism travel claims
Employment and Pensions advice
- Associate Agreements
- Discrimination claims
- Dismissal
- Employment contracts including for Hygienist, Therapists and Associates
- Grievances
- HR management services (HR Rely)
- HR Policies
- NHS Pensions
- Redundancy
- TUPE
Insurance
Police / Counter Fraud Investigations
- Allegations of harm, inappropriate behaviour or fraud
Private wealth advice
Property services
- Buying and selling of freehold and leasehold property;
- Negotiation of lease and licenses and other occupation arrangements
- Reviewing and advising on property deeds including lease and licenses
Regulatory
- Criminal proceedings
- CQC inspections and enforcement
- GDC investigations
- Healthcare
- NHSE investigations
Dental law advice line
We offer 20 minutes of free legal advice to dentists and other primary care professionals on a wide range of commercial, estates and regulatory matters.
For more information on how we can help, please contact Edwina Farrell at edwina.farrell@weightmans.com or fill in the form below.
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