Whether you're an established practitioner or launching a new practice, our team is here to provide informed, effective advice at each stage of your professional journey. Our services include:

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Practice Acquisitions and Disposals:

It is a widely held perception that lawyers should be, and generally only are, instructed once a sale has been agreed. From experience, we know that dentists have very little spare time. It is therefore sensible to plan the paperwork necessary for the sale as soon as you decide to sell. 

Selling your business is an emotive decision. You will have formed long professional and personal friendships with patients, colleagues and staff. We appreciate that it is often not an easy decision to make. 

We are equally comfortable acting for the vendor or the purchaser, whether the practice is freehold, leasehold, NHS or Private.

Despite the enormous demand for virtually every type of practice, transactions appear to be taking longer and longer to complete. We take a clear overview of every transaction and do everything we can to ensure that the deal proceeds as smoothly and as speedily as circumstances permit. 

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Partnership Structures: 

Professional working arrangements between practitioners can operate on several levels, all with different legal foundations. It is often not until relationships break down that dentists consider their legal position, and then it can be too late to avoid lengthy and expensive disputes. It is therefore prudent to carefully determine your legal position from the start. 

Expense Sharing Agreements are of crucial importance to Expense Sharers and cover a broad range of partnership style activities, ranging from a shared reception area and magazines all the way through to a full expense sharing partnership. 

A Facilities Agreement is a relatively modern collaborative structure, under which expenses can be shared across several heads. 

Of course there is the partnership Agreement, under the terms of which the Partners share profits, rather than expenses. 

Then there is the hybrid structure of the expense sharing arrangement between limited companies each of which is wholly owned by one of the expense sharers. 

The AD Dental team has acquired broad experience in the various partnership structures and the problems encountered by practitioners who have realised too late that the underlying agreement is either out of date or defective in some way.

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Dental Corporates:

The impact on the dental profession of dental corporates has been huge. We advise on the legislation relevant to the acquisition or sale of a dental corporate and have developed a highly innovative and tax advantageous plan for the incorporation of sole traders and partnerships, in the light of the current NHS England Contract.

Since the 2014 Autumn Budget Statement, incorporation of a sole trader will no longer confer material tax advantages. However, incorporation remains a legitimate business model, which has, since 2007, enabled non-dentists to own dental practices.

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Employment and self-employment:

Associates, DSAs, hygienists, receptionists and other staff should all have carefully drafted contracts from the outset. We have broad experience in this area of the law and can provide advice to keep you compliant with this ever-evolving area of the law. 

It is particularly important that Associates are retained on properly drafted contracts, as they will generate goodwill, which must be protected. Practice owners will always try to get restrictive covenants drawn in the widest possible terms. It takes a firm hand to persuade practice owners that covenants which are too broad are not enforceable. 

There has been a proliferation of legislation in employment law over the last few years. It is often hard for lawyers, let alone dentists, to keep up with the pace of change. Dentists should not discount the importance of relevance of employment law. Failure to comply can prove extremely costly. 

We can provide a comprehensive overhaul of your employment contracts, policies and procedures and your self-employed agreements, so as to ensure that your systems are appropriate and up to date. 

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Dispute Resolution: 

Our Commercial Litigation department has extensive experience in acting for dental clients involved in disputes.

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​​​At Abrahams Dresden Solicitors, we pride ourselves on delivering high-quality legal services with a personal touch. Our friendly, approachable team is committed to providing cost-effective advice that’s easy to understand and grounded in an in-depth knowledge of dental practice operations. Our aim is to empower you with the knowledge and support needed to make confident decisions.

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Whether you’re taking the next big step in your career, managing the daily operations of your practice, or facing a complex legal issue, Abrahams Dresden is here to help. Contact our team today to discuss how we can support your dental practice.

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Dental contacts: 

- Russell Abrahams (law@adlegal.co.uk)

- Paul Shinwell (paul.shinwell@adlegal.co.uk)

- David Nezri (dnn@adlegal.co.uk)

- Freya Hutchings (fch@adlegal.co.uk)