no no no! This is an excuse for gross exploitation as happened before 1948.
We will also see practices with vastly different estimates of such a clause,
only challengeable in the courts. And what on earth is the real meaning of
'Goodwill'?
>From: Gavin Jamie <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: GP-UK <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Sale of Goodwill
>Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 16:04:13 +0000
>
>Paul Caldwell wrote:
>
>>Just read chisholms letter saying that the Doh may legislate to change
>>rules so that a practice can include Goodwill in its assets for
>>non-essential GMS under the NC. Presumably this means a rich practice in
>>a salubrious area can demand extre buy-in money to the partners and
>>especially out-going partner. I, like chisholm, am appalled.
>
>It is simply an inevitable consequence of the contract. This is being
>talked about for enhanced and additional services. These can be held by
>companies who would not be covered by the 1948 legislation anyway. It
>would be truly wierd if some supplies could sell goodwill and others
>could not.
>
>What it allow me to do is to set up, say, a minor surgery service for
>the town and then sell it on as a going concern.
>
>This is quite clearly a logical and sensible step. So of course Chiz
>opposes it.
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