If you currently own or manage a pharmacy, or are thinking of doing so in the future, the experienced lawyers at Clinch Long Letherbarrow can provide all the assistance you need.

Working closely with pharmacy brokers and finance providers, we can guide you through every aspect of pharmacy ownership – from the acquisition of a business, negotiating a lease, employing and managing staff through to the daily operation of your business.

We can also assist you when it’s time to sell your business or when you are planning your retirement exit strategy, to ensure that your business is presented for sale in the best possible light.

We offer a complete service to our pharmacist clients, including regular client information sessions, a free newsletter Pharma Law and our regular business update, BizLaw. You may have already seen our regular column in Retail Pharmacy, with which we are proud to be associated. We also contribute articles to the Independent Pharmacy Advisers newsletter  which is distributed to all pharmacists

Our services relating to pharmacy businesses include assistance with:

• The sale and purchase of pharmacy businesses
• PBS approval for relocations and new pharmacies
• Financing, leasing and relocation negotiations
• Advice on business structures, and entry and exit strategies
• Employing and managing your workplace including occupational health and safety issues, and matters relating to staff engagement and termination
• Formation and dissolution of pharmacy partnerships
• Pharmacy profession advice
• Information and guidance on poisons and therapeutics goods legislation
• Advice and guidance on the rules, regulations, codes of practice and approvals processes
• Advice including compliance and regulatory matters
• Reviewing and advising on suitability of advertising, packaging and branding
• Advising in relation to patents and trade marks and protection of intellectual property.
• Advice on Retail Leases Act.
• Drafting and advising on franchise agreements.

We would be pleased to discuss your specific requirements with you.

Contact Clinch Long Letherbarrow today for comprehensive legal services in relation to all facets of pharmacy businesses.