Instructed by clients including NHS Trusts and NHS integrated care boards on a range of matters, Mills & Reeve LLP's Manchester-based practitioners have supported on a number of inquiries, capital schemes and infrastructure projects, as well as complex Court of Protection matters. The team has also played an active role in the ongoing digital transformation of the NHS, with Charlotte Lewis advising various NHS foundation trusts on the procurement of electronic patient records. Further key names in Manchester include Jennifer Lewis, who is a specialist in health real estate, and Leah Selkirk, who assists on high profile investigations and mental capacity law issues.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Charlotte Lewis has an exceptional understanding of how to operate commercially within the public sector.’
- ‘Mills & Reeve are always willing to take on a challenge whether that involves the complexities of a case but also, more commonly, a really speedy turnaround and completion of the work. Mills & Reeve has always risen to such challenges and have gone 'the extra mile' in order to deliver the work.’
- ‘The team comprise of people that have gained the Trust and respect of health service providers and are really personable approachable people. My go to person is Jennifer Lewis.’
- ‘The team are amazing, they are willing and able to support with very complicated cases and take us through each case keeping the person in the centre of all the decisions.’
- ‘Individual members have been kind and considerate, clearly demonstrating their knowledge and skill. They are exceptional.’
Key clients
- Supply Chain Coordination Limited
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Lancashire Hospitals Services Limited
- Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Work highlights
Acting for NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board in the leading Court of Protection decision on the issue of anticipatory declarations. It is the first reported English case considering dissociative identity disorder and mental capacity.
Advising Supply Chain Coordination Limited in connection with Module 5 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
Advising Norfolk and Waveney’s Acute Hospital Collaborative involving three acute hospitals trusts (James Paget University Hospitals, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals and Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn).
Lawyers
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Leah Selkirk
Other key lawyers
Charlotte Lewis; Jennifer Lewis; Leah Selkirk