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Nationality & Immigration Bill Cont.

On 6th July 2021, the Government published its Nationality and Immigration Bill. This is now progressing through the House of Commons having undergone the 2nd reading on 19th July 2021. It is understood that the Bill will go to Committee Stage later this month. Several members of the immigration and public law team contributed to […]

Sarah Memmi

Chambers is delighted to welcome Sarah Memmi as a member, who joins our Crime and Family teams. Sarah specialises in all areas of crime and accepts instructions in both defence and prosecution, as well as private and public law children proceedings. She will also be accepting instructions on a direct access basis. Sarah previously practised […]

Defendant acquitted in Rape trial at Nottingham Crown Court

Marie de Redman successfully defended a man accused of marital rape.  The case concerned an allegation by the Defendant’s wife that she had been repeatedly raped by him throughout their 35-year marriage.  The case involved consideration of cultural sensitivities within the Pakistani Muslim community and careful cross examination of a vulnerable witness.  Marie was instructed […]

Dr Charlotte Proudman interviewed on Channel 4 Dispatches

Dr Proudman is a family law expert in domestic abuse, rape and coercive control. Dr Proudman was interviewed by Louise Tickle for C4 Dispatches, a documentary into the family court’s failure in approach towards parental alienation and domestic abuse allegations. In never seen before footage, C4 shows the court ordered forcible removal of children from […]

Dominic Thomas-James releases book

We are pleased to share news of the release of Dominic Thomas-James’ book “Offshore Financial Centres and the Law: Suspect Wealth in British Overseas Territories”, published this week by Routledge. The book can be ordered here.  This book has hit the #1 spot on the Amazon New Releases Chart for Comparative Law.

Nationality & Immigration Bill

On 6th July 2021, the Government published its Nationality and Immigration Bill. To assist practitioners to navigate the nationality law proposals and when the government was consulting, Emma Harris, a senior practitioner in the immigration and public law team published her article ‘New Plan for Immigration: the proposed changes to nationality law’ with Free Movement. […]

 

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