30th May 2017
Sarah Taylor, one of chambers’ pupils, represented a parent prosecuted for failing to ensure her child attended school. The parent was acquitted after Sarah made a successful submission of ‘no case to answer’ on the basis of the child’s mental health condition. During the trial at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court, Sarah cross-examined the officer from the […]
23rd May 2017
Charlotte Bayati of chambers’ immigration team, being led by Stephen Knafler QC of Landmark Chambers and instructed by Sampath Warnapala of Polpitiya Solicitors have been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court following the judgment of the Court of Appeal in MA (Pakistan) & Ors, R (on the application of) v Upper Tribunal (Immigration and […]
23rd May 2017
Goldsmith Chambers joined many others – an estimate of 12,000 walkers – on the London Legal Walk yesterday evening, 22nd May 2017. The atmosphere was buzzing and the sun was shining. Chambers raised £1,182.50 – for a very good cause, the London Legal Support Trust. See you there next year!
22nd May 2017
Anthony Metzer QC represented the family of a child in the 5-day inquest to establish the cause of their death on 1st June 2016 at home. Due to having complex medical needs, the child could not maintain their own airway and this was maintained instead by way of a tracheotomy. The inquest concluded on 28th […]
17th May 2017
Further to our earlier post on the Order for Reference to the CJEU, the Upper Tribunal has now reported this case. The case is Banger (Unmarried Partner of British National) [2017] UKUT 00125 (IAC) and the head note states: The Upper Tribunal has referred the following questions to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling under […]
11th May 2017
The Immigration Team collaborated with Tim Welch of the Civil Team. Tim gave step-by-step guidance on how to bring contract claims against education providers who have essentially expelled students affected by the TOEIC scandal. His talk included a discussion of the possible defences, which might be raised by education providers, and how those defences can be […]
11th May 2017
At a talk hosted by Goldsmith Chambers on Friday 5 May, Robi Damelin, Mazen Faraj, and Rami Elhanan described their painful journey of forgiveness and reconciliation following the death of their loved ones in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. The speakers are members of the Parents Circle, an organisation formed solely of bereaved Israeli and Palestinian family members, […]
9th May 2017
Barrister in Family and Immigration Law Charlotte Proudman teamed up with Nicolette Nixon, Family Solicitor at Percy Short and Cuthbert to make a successful application for a Female Genital Mutilation Protection Order in the High Court today protecting a young girl at risk of FGM. Working closely with the National FGM Centre and Anti-FGM NGO […]
3rd May 2017
Women’s rights NGO FORWARD invited barrister Charlotte Proudman to speak at the launch of the United to END FGM (UEFGM) European Knowledge Platform on 24 April 2017 at Garden Court Chambers, London. Charlotte shared her knowledge and experience of dealing with FGM asylum cases and female genital mutilation (FGM) Protection Orders in family courts. Goldsmith […]