All Recent Cases

• Inquest into the death of SMV 2020

  Inquest for NHS Trust

  Acted for an NHS Trust who provided community mental health treatment to a patient who subsequently died by suicide after taking an overdose of her medication. This was a jury inquest.  

• Inquest into the death of WS [Maidstone] 2020

  Inquest into death after Police Shooting

  Aska Fujita, led by Chris Sutton-Mattocks, was instructed as Counsel to the Inquest in this 5-week inquest into the death of WS who was shot by the police on 1st May 2016.

  https://www.judiciary.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-chief-coroner/judge-led-inquests/

• Inquest LW 2020

  Inquest touching upon the death of LW

  Instructed to represent a Doctor by Max Anwar, McCormacks. Dr absolved of any wrongdoing and no criminal proceedings institiuted.

• Inquest into the Death of Ralph Brazier 2017

  Death of Surrey Entrepreneur after hitting a Pothole on group bicycle ride

  Christopher Sutton-Mattocks presided over the Surrey Inquest into the death of a Surrey Tech Entrepreneur who died after hitting a Pothole on a group ride with his bike club in Weybridge.

• Inquest into the Death of Francesca Cappucini 2017

  Inquest of young mother following emergency c-section

  Christopher Sutton-Mattocks acts as Counsel to the inquiry, at the inquest into the tragic death of a young Kent mother of two whom died following an emergency caesarian section following the birth of her second child. Mrs Cappucini died after 8 hours after the birth of her son, after losing litres of blood, surgeons having made the fatal error of leaving a large piece of placenta in the uterine cavity.

  News report here.

• Inquest into the Death of Callum Osborne 2014

  Inquest of groundworker buried alive when a trench collapsed

  Mark Dacey acted as Counsel to the Inquiry at the Inquest into the death of Callum Osborne whom died on his second day working on a building site in Kent when he was buried alive after a "trench" collapse. The cause of death was heart failure.

  BBC News report here.

• Inquest into the Death of Terrence Wooten 2014

  Stabbing of Pensioner by Schizophrenic son

  Christopher Sutton-Mattocks acted as Counsel to the Inquiry and Mark Dacey represented the famly at this 2 week Inquest into the Death of Terrence Wooton who died by stabbing by his schizophrenic son.

  News report here. 

• Inquest into the Death of Edward Barry 2013

  Inquest, Death by misadventure

  Christopher Sutton-Mattocks appeared as Counsel to the inquiry during the 4 week Inquest into the tragic death of Kent teenager Edward Barry who died as a result of the combined effects of methadone and diazepam intoxication.

  News report here.

• Inquest into the Death of Sapper Mark Smith 2013

  Death by Friendly fire whilst on duty in Afghanistan

  Christopher Sutton-Mattocks appeared as Counsel to the inquiry during the Inquest into the tragic death in a "friendly fire" incident in Afghanistan.

  BBC news report here.

• Inquest into the Deaths of Brown & Lynch 2011

  Channel Tunnel Rail Link Fire

  Christopher Sutton-Mattocks appeared as Counsel to the inquiry during the 6 week Inquest into the tragic deaths of Darren Brown and Douglas Lynch as a result of a fatal fire upon the maintenance locomotive during the building of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

  BBC news report here.

• Inquest into the Death of Cpl Sean Violino 2009

  Inquest, Death on Active Duty

  Christopher Sutton-Mattocks was the assistant coroner whom presided over the Inquest into the death of Cpl Sean Violino whom died whilst on active service in Afghanistan.

  News report here.