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Hazel is a specialist corporate healthcare lawyer whose clients include care organisations, children’s homes and children’s services, pharmacies, GPs, dentists, day nurseries and charities. Hazel’s expertise covers sales, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, business structure, governance and refinancing. She also has experience of advising on and negotiating local authority framework agreements and tenders and has previously assisted numerous care providers in fee negotiations with funders. Hazel has a thorough understanding of the regulatory systems operated by CQC, CIW, GPhC, OFSTED and the Charity Commission. She is regularly consulted by agents, accountants and banks in respect of queries over registration and compliance issues which may arise during an acquisition or sale. Her knowledge and reputation means she is often instructed in addition to the existing legal team.
