Lottie Hartescu

Associate

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What can I do for you

Lottie is an associate in our healthcare team, having qualified in 2020. Being a part of such a fast paced and diverse sector, Lottie advises on a variety of matters within healthcare and works on various Court of Protection matters, representing ICBs or Trusts. Lottie also has experience supporting clients with judicial review matters, as well as delivering advice regarding the Mental Health Act, complaints procedures and inquests. 

What do others say

Clients have always appreciated Lottie's support and she has been considered "an asset" and "a pleasure to work with" by clients from the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and her support was classed as "invaluable" by clients at the NHS Black Country ICB.

Lottie prides herself in building strong relationships with clients who have fed back how pleased they are with the support their receive from her - from NHS Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent ICB and from NHS Mid and South Essex ICB.  

Supporting your ambitions

Lottie's working day revolves around client communication and support. A typical day for her includes either advising ICB clients on putting together applications before the Court of Protection, advising and advocating for Trusts and healthcare bodies in urgent applications, judicial reviews or inquests before the Coroner, or supporting clients with queries around the Mental Health Act. 

Lottie has been involved in high-profile serious medical treatment matters as well as inquests in the last year. She has always provided sound advice and good support for her clients and has built strong professional relationships with them. 

What else should you know?

Before training with Mills & Reeve Lottie has also gained international legal experience. She has taken a particular interest in human rights having aworked in the European Court of Human Rights before she started her legal career in the UK. Apart from English, Lottie also speaks Romanian, French, Italian and Spanish and can assist in legal matters involving these languages.

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”