Vertex Law

Who will love my pharmacy?

by Nick Austen and Ed Gardiner-Hill
Vertex Law’s Nick Austen and Ed Gardiner-Hill, solicitors specialising in the buying and selling of pharmacies, have asked David Parker, a pharmacy sales, acquisitions and development consultant, to outline what buyers look for when acquiring pharmacies and what to consider if you are thinking of creating your own group of pharmacies. [more]

When the landlord comes calling

by Ed Auger
Ed Auger examines what to do if your landlord has presented you with a rent review and how timely action can save you money. [more]

The use of fixed penalty notices for environmental offences

by Kieran Martyn
Many environmental offences such as flytipping, littering, water pollution or breaches of an environmental permit are ‘strict liability’ offences. ‘Strict liability’ can have serious consequences for a company. A person can find they have committed a crime even if they didn’t intend to. For example, thieves break in to a transport depot or construction site and steal some diesel out of an oil tank. In the process they leave the remaining contents of the tank to spill over the ground and find... [more]

How do I value my pharmacy business?

by Nick Austen and Ed Gardiner-Hill
Vertex Law’s Nick Austen and Ed Gardiner-Hill, solicitors specialising in the buying and selling of pharmacies, have asked Anne Hutchings of Hutchings Consultants, the only pharmacy sales agents to be approved by the NPA, to look at how pharmacy businesses are valued. [more]

Company loans to directors - its one for all and all for one

by Jeremy Laws
Jeremy Laws of Vertex Law's Dispute Resolution Team warns company bosses that they are at risk of being personally liable for their fellow directors' borrowings. [more]