2016, issue 5

Associate agreements: advice for post-foundation dentists

Faisal Dhalla
Faisal Dhalla, partner at Hempsons, discusses why a written associate agreement is essential for associates.

It is incredibly important to formalise the working relationship with a written associate agreement.

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Faisal Dhalla

Faisal leads Hempsons' national corporate commercial dental team. He has a wealth of experience in acting for individuals and dental corporates in the sale and purchase of practices. Faisal advises on all corporate aspects of the sale and purchase process, including sale and purchase agreements, due diligence, CQC compliance, temporary partnership arrangements, associate agreements and bank lending and security. Faisal has strong links with dental agents, specialist dental accountants and the dental teams at the UK's major banks.