Nicholas Griffin KC of QEB Hollis Whiteman is announced as Counsel to the Lampard Inquiry.

Nicholas Griffin KC of QEB Hollis Whiteman is announced as Counsel to the Lampard Inquiry.

The Lampard Inquiry is Chaired by Baroness Kate Lampard CBE and is investigating matters surrounding the deaths of mental health inpatients across NHS Trusts in Essex over a period of in excess of twenty years.
 
The Inquiry will hear evidence from families of those who died and from former patients as well as others with experience of mental health inpatient care in Essex, staff, former-staff, relevant professionals, and organisations.
 
The Inquiry is independent of government and the health care system.
 
Nicholas Griffin KC is one of the UK’s leading King’s Counsel in public inquiries, inquests, and investigations and reviews. He specialises in prominent cases of public concern and importance that address the key issues of the day, with major human rights implications. He draws on his wide-ranging legal background, experience in Ministerial and Prime Ministerial appointments as well as his NED roles in NGOs and charities to provide strategic perspective. Nicholas leads QEB Hollis Whiteman’s Public Inquiries, Inquests and Public Law team and regularly advises on matters at the intersection of public, criminal and regulatory law.
 
Nicholas works alongside Catherine Turtle, Solicitor to the Inquiry, and the Inquiry team.