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Judicial Appointments – January 2023

Chambers is delighted to announce that three further members of Chambers have been appointed as fee-paid (part-time) members of the judiciary: Sangeetha Iengar has been appointed as a Fee-Paid Judge of the First-Tier Tribunal, assigned to the Immigration and Asylum Chamber. Emma Harris has been appointed as a Fee-Paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, assigned to the Health, Education […]

Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2023

Chambers is delighted to announce that three of our members have been short-listed for the prestigious Women & Diversity in Law Awards 2023. Our heartiest congratulations go to: Bronwen Jones, shortlisted for Returner of the Year. Bronwen is a senior practitioner in Chambers’ family and immigration & public law teams. You can find out more […]

Immigration and Public Law Team Festive Newsletter

At the end of another challenging year, we pause to reflect on all we have managed to achieve together and take this opportunity to thank all our staff, collaborators and friends, who remain an integral part of our team.  We also welcome our new Junior clerk, Sanchia (replacing Jordan).  Our work as a multi-disciplinary set […]

Immigration and Public Law Casebook for 2020-2021

We are pleased to upload our long-awaited Casebook covering some of the important cases from 2020-2021.  The immigration and public law team had been delayed in editing this but we hope that you will agree, the Casebook sets out some comprehensive summaries and updates, which remain very useful to date. You can download a full […]

A & Anor v B & Ors [2022] EWHC 3089 (Fam)

Anthony Metzer KC and Dr Charlotte Proudman represented two appellant mothers in an appeal concerning allegations of rape, domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour. The court addressed the following propositions in the Judgment: A) Whether the family court should apply a consistent definition of (i) rape, (ii) sexual assault or (iii) consent, making clear the difference between […]

Meyrick Williams successful in Court of Appeal – quashing conviction.

Meyrick earlier appeared in the Court of Appeal in October/november in an appeal against conviction or sentence regarding a conspiracy to rob. The appeal against conviction was based on the wrongful admission of evidence. In this case it was asserted contrary to the judge’s ruling the evidence was in fact “bad character” and should not […]

Permission granted in Afghan Judicial Review case

Sarah Pinder, together with her instructing solicitors – Jamie Bell and Isolde Hill of Duncan Lewis Solicitors – have secured permission to apply for judicial review seeking to challenge a 14-month delay in the consideration, by the Ministry of Defence, of the Claimant’s application for relocation to the UK under the Afghanistan Relocation and Assistance […]

Dr Proudman successful in domestic abuse appeal on behalf of a mother in the High Court

CM v IP [2022] EWHC 2755 (Fam) Dr Charlotte Proudman represented a complainant of rape, domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour in the Family Division of the High Court. Dr Proudman was successful on both grounds of appeal: Ground 1: The judge was wrong in failing to implement participatory directions to assist the mother, a […]

 

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