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Bar Pro Bono Awards 2021

As a Chambers, we are very proud to have had so many nominations confirmed last week for the Bar Pro Bono Awards 2021, organised by Advocate and sponsored by LexisNexis. Chambers has been nominated as a Chambers of the Year and our Head of Chambers Anthony Metzer QC has been nominated for a third year in a row as Pro […]

Judicial Review of EU Settlement Scheme

Charlotte Bayati, a senior practitioner in the immigration and public law team, has secured permission to apply for Judicial Review in the High Court challenging a Home Office refusal to grant the Claimant Pre-Settled Status in the UK. The challenge involves grounds that certain provisions of Appendix EU are not compatible with the Withdrawal Agreement, […]

Legal 500 – 2022

Chambers is very proud to have several of our members recognised in the 2022 edition of the Legal 500 directory.  The rankings have been published as follows: Crime Leading Silks Anthony Metzer QC – ‘ A persuasive and solid advocate, who has an analytical eye for detail and demonstrates consummate professionalism. ’ Ranked: Tier 3 Rising Stars Sarah Taylor – ‘ Sarah […]

Surrogacy & Immigration Webinar

*UPDATE* – you can now view this webinar by clicking on this link. Sarah Pinder, a senior practitioner and joint-head of Chambers’ immigration and public law team, will present a webinar with Fiona Lyon, Partner at Anthony Gold LLP at 5pm today (30th September 2021) and it is not too late to register! Fiona and Sarah will be speaking on […]

Inspirational Women in Law Awards 2021

As nominations for this year’s Inspirational Women in Law Awards close today, 30th September 2021, Chambers continues to celebrate last year’s winner in the ‘Champion of the Year’ category: our colleague Samina Iqbal. We are also delighted that Samina has been invited to join this year’s judging panel. Samina is Joint-Head of Chambers’ immigration and […]

Dr Charlotte Proudman wins permission to appeal for a mother in domestic abuse case

Dr Proudman successfully persuaded the appellate court in family proceedings to grant permission to appeal a judgment of a lower court. Dr Proudman was instructed by a mother in complex private law proceedings involving allegations of child abuse, domestic abuse & coercive and controlling behaviour. Dr Proudman argued that it was wrong for the trial […]

Webinar – Medico-Legal Reports

The Immigration and Public Law Team was delighted to collaborate in this webinar with Dr Juliet Cohen, Head of Doctors at Freedom from Torture, which was presented on 21st September 2021. You can access a copy of the presentation slides here. To view the recording, click on the link immediately below. Senior practitioners Charlotte Bayati, Samina […]

Sarah Pinder is interviewed by CJ McKinney, Free Movement editor

As part of her work representing Afghan interpreters who assisted and served UK Armed Forces when deployed in Helmand, Afghanistan, Sarah Pinder, a senior member of the immigration and public law team, was invited to join CJ McKinney, Editor of Free Movement and Jamie Bell, Solicitor – Duncan Lewis Solicitors. Readers can catch up on […]

 

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