About Mike:
Mike leads our corporate health and social care practice and has extensive experience in representing clients on health and care mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, financings and re-financings, outsourcings and partnerships.Expert legal advice for registered care providers
Our care home lawyers have been providing advice and support to registered care services providers for more than 30 years. Our team of specialists is able to provide comprehensive legal advice tailored specifically for your care business.
The care services sector is forecast to grow substantially over the coming decades. That provides opportunities for providers and investors but in markets that are highly regulated and which face continual changes and risks. Key to navigating those challenges and risks is working with specialist lawyers who understand the care services sector and who can offer pragmatic and commercially focused 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.
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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.
Legal 500 2025 -
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.
Legal 500 2025 -
Excellent team, extremely knowledgeable and responsive. Always feel fully supported and informed.
Legal 500 2025 -
Very knowledgeable in healthcare.
Legal 500 2025 -
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.
Legal 500 2025 -
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.
Legal 500 2025 -
Good quality work and some stand out lawyers.
Legal 500 2025 -
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.
Legal 500 2025 -
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.
Legal 500 2025 -
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.
Legal 500 2025 -
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 -
Weightmans stands out as a winner because it combines exceptional client service — demonstrated by a 95% satisfaction rating far above industry benchmarks — with unmatched sector breadth, deep healthcare expertise, and a proven track record in delivering complex, high‑stakes legal work. Its forward-thinking innovation, industry‑leading people culture, and meaningful contributions to the wider health and care community firmly position the firm as a transformative leader in the legal sector.
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How our care home solicitors can help you
We provide market-leading legal advice to operators and developers of, investors in, and lenders to private care businesses including:
Care Homes
Children’s Homes
Domiciliary/Home Care Providers
Fostering Agencies
Hospitals and clinics
Mental health clinics
Supported and Assisted Living Providers
Our large team of specialist care homes lawyers advise our registered care business clients daily across a wide range of disciplines, including:
Commercial agreements
Construction and planning advice on new developments
Corporate and business acquisitions/disposals and due diligence
Data protection, privacy and data breaches
Employment and HR advice, including immigration
Inquests, investigations and inquiries
Property acquisitions/disposals, leases and institutional sales/leasebacks
Refinancing and restructuring advice
Regulatory advice (CQC, Care Inspectorate, CIW/HIW, HSE and Food Standards Agency)
Regulatory enforcement advice
Safeguarding, LADO and police investigations
For more information on how we can help please contact Mike Clifford or fill in the form below.
Our Care Home Solicitors
About Julia:
Julia has a particular interest in mental health law, the operation of the Mental Health Act and on all aspects relating to the treatment and detention of mentally ill people. She regularly undertakes complex Court of Protection work.
