Legal Advice for Vets and Veterinary Practices
Our specialist service to Professional Vets
Solicitor Jonathan Cobbold has 20 years' experience in providing legal advice to vets and veterinary professionals. Due to the depth of this experience, he can effectively and efficiently advise upon all legal aspects of setting up & running a veterinary practice. Based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, Jonathan has gained an unrivalled reputation, advising many hundreds of veterinary surgeons throughout the UK. Jonathan is a pragmatic lawyer, whose legal advice is typically offered on the basis of a fixed price quotation, thus reducing financial concerns. Indeed his advice is primarily directed at saving money for his clients, and minimising the risks associated with making costly mistakes.
Impartial Advice
We offer impartial, objective legal advice regarding the vast majority of problems experienced by the sole practitioner Vet as well as the more complex legal issues facing multi-practitioner vet practices.
Support for you, your Practice Managers and your Veterinary colleagues
We can assist you and your practice manager with a range of legal queries that you may have from time to time; some points can be dealt with by a short 'phone call and anything further can be dealt with either by viewing the relevant correspondence, visiting the vet clinic or advising in greater detail whether in writing, by email or over the telephone.
Latest Developments in Employment Law
Our legal advice can be tailored to an individual Veterinary Surgeon or a multi-site veterinary practice and covers most aspects of both UK and European law. Common examples are issues such as unfair dismissal, redundancy, wrongful dismissal, maternity rights and health and safety law.
Vet Partnership Agreements
We offer effective advice on preparing agreements for partners, assistants and other staff when joining or leaving the practice / clinic.
We can either review home-made drafts or prepare a bespoke partnership agreement for you.
Assistance regarding disputes between Partners, Staff and Others
We can focus parties on the key legal topics and if desired take cases on the practice's behalf, including all aspects of UK Employment Law.
Advice on financial aspects of running a Vet Practice
We regularly provide invaluable advice on practice funding. We offer specialist legal guidance on the best means to fund surgery acquisitions, as well as how to achieve effective valuations, sale and leaseback arrangements and practice mergers.
Buying and Selling Practices
We regularly act for practitioners who are retiring from, or buying veterinary practices. Whether during arms-length transactions, or when you are buying or selling a practice, we can assist in ensuring that the process runs smoothly and is as tax-efficient as possible. We can assist and advise on both leasehold and freehold practices; if you are selling – should you sell the freehold or take a lease?
A Legal Health Check for a Fixed Fee
We are happy to put together a competitive quotation to review any of your legal paperwork or to provide more general legal advice as to what documentation we think your practice should consider using. Click here to complete our no-obligation legal health-check enquiry form.
Alternatively, click here to email Jonathan Cobbold or telephone him to discuss your needs in detail on 01284 763333.