Social Care Solicitors

Our social care solicitors provide a complete legal and advisory service to both the Public and Independent Care Sector

More about Social Care

When it comes to working in the care sector, you want real people in your corner. Our supportive team of specialist solicitors are on hand to help with legal issues, offering a straightforward and friendly advice service to care providers when they need it most.

From the small, owner-managed care homes to some of the nation's biggest companies, we cater for their full range of legal requirements. We have specialist knowledge, enabling our advice to be tailored to the needs, priorities and size of your care home.

We provide legal advice, as well as a range of free added value services such as training, hosting events, legal and sector-based news updates and facilitating networking with other clients, such that we can become an integral part of your team.

What we can offer

What we can offer

Having worked for many years with both the public and private care sector, Forbes can provide unrivalled support to your business.

From the purchasing of new premises and acquisition, to Inquests and Human Rights matters, our specialist solicitors can help you to provide high calibre outcomes to the vulnerable.

We also have the expertise and knowledge to provide practical and timely advice with regards to both insured and un-insured risks to support your provision of services.

We will take the time to work with you and find out what it is you want and need from us, how you prefer to work and how we can add value to your care homes.

Risk Management and Business Improvement

Risk Management and Business Improvement

Forbes don't merely represent clients in times of crisis or challenge. We seek to provide practical and helpful feedback from what we have learnt about your business. Our aim is not only to get the best outcome for you as a business, but to help you ensure the best outcomes for your service users. We are here to support you so that you can continue to support the community.

Training

Training

Our social care solicitors can provide bespoke training from claims investigations and safeguarding issues, to issues around employment and commercial matters. Contact our team to discuss your businesses needs.

Our dedicated Care team

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Partner and Head of Social Care, Insurance

Kella Bowers

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Partner, Insurance

John Myles

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Partner and Head of Regulatory, Insurance

Ridwaan Omar

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