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Lily Lewis

01618176377 llewis@gcnchambers.co.uk

Work Department

Civil actions against public bodies, Housing, Inquests & Public Inquiries, Public Law

Position

Lily Lewis has a multidisciplinary human rights and civil liberties practice. She specialises in inquests and public inquiries, public law, and social welfare law.

Career

Lily is currently represents Core Participants who were subject to surveillance by undercover officers in the Undercover Policing Inquiry. She is also instructed on behalf of Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice in the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Lily has a particular interest in government decision-making, social policy and state accountability. She provides training and advice on legal and policy issues affecting bereaved families and is an active member of the INQUEST Lawyers Group. She is also a member of the executive committee of the Human Rights Lawyers Association.

Memberships

The Inner Temple (awarded the Otto & Sadie Rix Pupillage Prize, Major BPTC Scholarship and Exhibition Award)
Human Rights Lawyers Association (Executive Committee)
Constitutional and Administrative Bar Association
Young Legal Aid Lawyers
Legal Sector Workers United
The Howard League for Penal Reform

Education

BPTC (Outstanding) – BPP
GDL (Distinction, top of year) – Manchester Metropolitan University
MPhil – University of Cambridge
BSc (Hons) – Durham University.

Personal

Prior to her career at the bar, Lily worked in Parliament, providing research and policy advice for members of the opposition frontbench across a range of areas including home affairs, social welfare and human rights. She worked extensively on legislation, including drafting amendments on funding for legal aid at inquests and police accountability in the aftermath of the Hillsborough inquest findings. She was also a trade union representative.