Business Services for Pharmacists

Since our establishment, the dynamic pharmacy sector has undergone significant change, especially in relation to pharmacy ownership and practice, and these changes are ongoing. Yours is a tightly regulated profession operating in a highly commercial and competitive environment. Whether you are a pharmacy owner, or looking to be one, you need competent and clear advice from experienced commercial and employment lawyers who have a detailed understanding of your profession.

Our dedicated pharmacy team has experience advising on:

• Acquisition and sale of pharmacy businesses, including due diligence, document preparation and negotiation. This includes liaising with lenders and satisfaction of lender requirements and requirements of state Pharmacy Boards and Medicare Australia.
• Negotiating premises leases (including detailed knowledge and experience of issues arising in retail pharmacy leases) and pharmacy lease disputes.
• PBS approvals and relocation issues including: applications to Medicare Australia, state Pharmacy Boards, ACPA; advising on and preparing objections to PBS applications; advising on and preparing submissions to the ACPA and Medicare Australia; advising on and preparing appeals from the ACPA and the Delegate of the Secretary, Department of Health to the AAT, Federal Court and Federal Magistrates Court.
• Pharmacy business structures, including service entities and Pharmacist Body Corporates, and advising on the transfer of existing pharmacy businesses to new structures, with advice on business and asset protection.
• Refinancing of pharmacy debt.
• Pharmacists wishing to enter, exit or establish partnerships, including assisting pharmacists in resolving partnership disputes.
• Business succession planning and advice on funded buy-out arrangements and preparation of related documentation.
• Employing and managing your workforce, including employment contracts and workplace disputes.
• All regulatory issues relevant to pharmacists, including under the various state Pharmacy Practice legislation and the National Health Act.

For further information on how Guild Lawyers can help, contact us one of our Pharmacy team:

Sydney	Paul Baker , Brent Wilson
Melbourne	Mark Fitzgerald , Laura Dhana,
Canberra	John Kelly