Elizabeth Lambert

Career Overview

Elizabeth Lambert’s practice focuses on serious, complex and high-profile cases in general crime and fraud. Elizabeth is featured in the 2021 Legal 500 directory as a leading junior in General crime.

‘She defends in organised crime cases.’ (Legal 500 – Crime). Prior to commencing her career at the bar, Elizabeth gained experience working with two international human rights organisations.

Elizabeth has significant experience in complex cyber crime matters involving Ransomware and DDoS attacks. She has represented one of the most serious cyber crime offenders the National Crime Agency (NCA) have investigated.

Areas of Expertise

Elizabeth Lambert’s practice focuses on serious, complex and high-profile cases in general crime and fraud.

Serious and organised crime
International cybercrime / domestic cybercrime / cyber fraud

Complex fraud and financial crime

Notable Cases

R v M (2021) - s. 18 GBH (stabbing) - Junior Alone: Young defendant acquitted after running a cut-throat defence at trial.
R v A (2019) - Leading counsel: Multi-million pound revenue fraud.
R v Q (2019) - Junior alone: International Cybercrime. Read BBC Article
R v B & Others (2018)- Led junior: Multi-handed conspiracy to commit GBH. Gang turf war. Acquitted after 7 week trial.
R v A & Others (2018) – Led Junior: Conspiracy to defraud the LAA. Perverting the course of Justice. Hung jury after 7 week trial in 2018. Re-trial scheduled in 2019.
R v S & Others (2018) – Junior alone: Immigration fraud.
R v M (2017) – Junior alone: Multi-jurisdictional stalking. The case involved a vulnerable defendant suffering with Asperger's Syndrome.
R v X & Others (2017) Junior alone: An extremely serious case of GBH in which the victim suffered life changing injuries and permanent disability as a result of a random assault. The defendant was a young man suffering with severe learning disabilities.
R v A & Others (2017) - Junior alone: Gang-related conspiracy to possess a firearm (sawn-off shotgun) with intent to endanger life. Trial lasted 3 months. Defendant accused of being party .to an agreement to commit a revenge shooting following a murder the previous day.
R v H & Others (2017) Junior alone: Conspiracy to possess firearms with intent to endanger life. The defendant was alleged to have supplied a firearm and ammunition to others intent on carrying out a revenge shooting. Acquitted after 6 week trial.
R v W & Others (2017): The defendant was accused of biting off the ear of male during an altercation between two groups in Maidstone. Link: The Sun
R v Ahmed, Imtiaz, Imtiaz [2018] EWCA Crim 1805: Sentence disparity. Money laundering.
R v AB, CD, EF [2017] EWCA Crim 534: A local authority had no power, either under the Local Government Act 1972 s.222 or otherwise, to bring a prosecution in respect of a fraud on the Legal Aid Agency allegedly perpetrated by a solicitors' practice based outside the local authority's area. It was not in the public interest for a local authority to offer a national prosecutions unit as an alternative to the Crown Prosecution Service.
Vaganovs -v- The Governor of HMP Wandsworth & The Republic of Latvia [2013] EWHC 1077 (Admin): Application for a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum and parallel judicial review regarding a decision of a District Judge who refused to discharge under s.4 of the Extradition Act 2003.