Ian Lewis

Ian advises in all areas of Professional Regulatory Discipline, Fitness to Practice and is an experienced Grade A Criminal Practitioner.

Ian’s main specialism is in Police Law with particular emphasis on Misconduct proceedings, Inquests and Inquiries. For nearly 30 years Ian was the sole appointed Solicitor for the Police Superintendents Association. He has also represented numerous members of CPOSA.

Chambers stated that he is “on all the ritzy Police cases” and is a “classy operator with a clever practice”. The Legal 500 described Ian as a “superb strategist and tactician”.

Over the years Ian has been involved in all cases that have shaped policing and regulatory governance. He has represented individuals in proceedings at Inquiries and Inquests including but not limited to: - Marchioness, Stephen Lawrence, Victoria Climbie, Deepcut, Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Al-Fayed, Midland, and Lancet.

Ian this year successfully represented David Duckenfield, the Match Commander at Hillsborough who faced 95 allegations of Gross Negligence Manslaughter. He is presently representing the Senior Retired Officer in the criminal investigation into the alleged ‘cover-up’ following the Hillsborough Disaster.