Marios Lambis KC

Inquests & Public Inquiries

For all his career Marios has appeared in inquests both for and against government agencies, companies and private organisations. This has included acting for police officers, doctors and military personnel.

Cases

Inquest in the Death of XX

Marios appeared for one of the General Practitioner’s at a five week jury inquest investigating the detention of an individual, who died at Harmondsworth Removal Centre.

Although the Crown Prosecution Service initially considered charges should be instigated against a number of the organisations involved in the running of the detention centre and its health service, these charges were dropped in late 2018.

The inquest in involved a number of interested parties including Northamptonshire Police, the Home Office, GEO, Nestor Primecare and the Independent Monitoring Board.

In The Matter of Paper Manufacturer & NGO’s

Marios chaired a series of meetings between the (then) world’s largest manufacturer of paper products and various non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) including Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace and others where very sensitive and politically hazardous issues were raised. This included the company’s alleged use of slave labour, the alleged denial of services to disabled employees and the alleged exploitation of illiterate and/or young employees.

In The Matter of L

Marios advised and appeared for a young child in a number of forums including the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. The case involved detailed and complex areas of law in respect of an award to the child which could potentially be exploited by the perpetrator of the crime, given the applicants’ age. In this case the child’s father had killed his mother and there was concern that even unwittingly the father may get access to any award given that the child was not of age.