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WEBINAR RECORDING
Associate agreements – what you need to know
A recording of a webinar that took place on Wednesday 13 October 2021
Aim
This webinar will help you understand the commercial aspects of your associateship agreement and offer practical suggestions for how to operate a BDA model associateship agreement in a complaint way, consistent with key clauses. We’ll discuss the recent announcement from HMRC regarding the withdrawal of its guidance for Associate Dentists from 6 April 2023 and what that means for the profession. Details of HMRC's announcement can be seen in their October bulletin.
Learning objectives
- Understand the importance of your associate agreement
- Review and understand key clauses
- Understanding the commercial nature of the relationship
- Understand the impact of vicarious liability on the associate relationship and how that is also factored into your associate agreement.
Learning content
A one-hour panel discussion which offered the chance to ask the speakers questions at the end of the webinar.
About the speakers
 | James GoldmanAssociate Director of Advisory Services, BDA
James
qualified as a barrister in 1994 and has worked as an in-house lawyer,
in the retail, recruitment and public sectors. He has been at the BDA
advising dentists since 2007. He has provided advice on a range of
employment and commercial issues, has appeared in a number of tribunal
cases, including on employment status of associates, and has lectured on
a range of topics.
|
 | Jane Merivale
Senior Dento-legal Advisor, BDA
Jane
has accumulated two decades of dento-legal experience, while also
leading a successful practice in South London. With a Master of Laws
(LLM) in Medical Law from Cardiff University, Jane rose up the ranks at
Dental Protection to become one of the foremost authorities in her
field.
On top of extensive experience of complex UK cases, she
has served as Head of Dental Services for dentists in both Singapore and
Malaysia, leading the assessment, recruitment, training and development
of new advisors, and was instrumental in the creation of the
'Communication in Dentistry' and 'Record Keeping' risk management
programmes.
|
 | Ezra MoffattPractice Management Consultant, Advisory Services, BDA
Ezra qualified with the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEx) having trained in the Employment Law Team of a Private Practice Solicitors Firm. She has several years’ experience, advising and assisting businesses in all aspects of Employment Law and HR.
|
 | Lynn StephensDento-legal Advisor, BDA
Lynn
brings over 20 years experience as a GDP and practice owner, and 15
years of dento-legal experience. Lynn managed the landmark Judicial
Review of Powys LHB in 2014 which overturned the disallowing of NHS fees
on the grounds that a full clinical examination had not been recorded
and was therefore deemed not to have taken place. In 2015 the Court of
Appeal confirmed the High Court’s decision to rule in favour of the
dentists involved. |
CPD
 | 1 hour CPD A CPD certificate (in the name of the purchaser) will be available to download once viewing of this online lecture has been completed. |
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