Supporting the medical and allied health industry

Mahoneys work closely with other experts to provide financial well-being, business advice and training to the industry and doctors /specialists within the industry. We regularly present – on legal matters affecting doctors / specialists and their practices – at events organised by the following industry groups, associations and hospitals:

• The Royal College of Physicians (RACP);
• The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP);
• The Professional Medical Practice (PMP);
• Business for Doctor; and
• Gold Coast Private Hospital.

How we help our clients

Mahoneys act for a range of doctors / specialists, private practices, large multi-use medical centres, and multi-site medical practices – with a key focus on helping them with:

• protecting personal and business assets;
• making the move from public to private practices;
• bringing doctors / specialists together to form practices;
• running and growing successful practices;
• buying, selling and winding up practices (whether by way of share sale or business sales); and
• dealing with practice disputes and disagreements.

Other services we provide to our doctors / specialists include:

• setting up new medical practices (for sole and multiple practitioners);
• merging existing practices;
• buying and selling medical practices;
• buying, selling and leasing property (including medical rooms / suites);
• reviewing, agreeing and documenting:

• partnership agreement
• shareholder and unitholder agreements
• equity and shareholding changes
• staffing and employment agreements
• shared service agreements;
• retail / commercial lease

• protecting intellectual property rights;
•  resolving employment, partnership and shareholding disputes;
•  structuring personal and corporate assets; and
•  estate planning (including wills, powers of attorney and advance health directives);