Archive: May 2020

Webinar – Covid-19 Measures in Immigration

Samina Iqbal and Sarah Pinder of Goldsmith Chambers’ immigration team presented a webinar entitled “Covid-19 Measures in Immigration”. The webinar recording can be viewed by clicking on the link below. The supporting slides, which accompany the webinar, can be accessed here. Samina and Sarah provide an overview of the steps and measures introduced by the Home Office and […]

Foreign & Commonwealth HM Forces group action

Anthony Metzer QC, Head of Chambers leads Sarah Pinder,  joint-head of the immigration team, in a group judicial review claim brought by eight Fijian Commonwealth veterans, who served in the British army, including on numerous operations. They are instructed by Vinita Templeton, Director at Duncan Lewis. The government’s response to the group’s letter before claim was received on 20th May and […]

Webinar – Desert Island Cases: 8 Key Cases to Know in Matrimonial Finance

Victoria Wilson and Melissa Millin of Goldsmith Chambers’ family team presented a webinar entitled “Desert Island Cases: 8 Key Cases to Know in Matrimonial Finance”. The webinar recording can be viewed by clicking on the link below. The supporting slides and the practice note, which accompany the webinar, can be accessed here and here. Victoria and Melissa discuss […]

Webinar – TOLATA Cases – A Very Brief Introduction

Joanna Gillan and Oliver Newman of Goldsmith Chambers’ family team presented a webinar entitled “TOLATA Cases – A Very Brief Introduction“. The webinar recording can be viewed by clicking on the link below. The supporting slides, which accompany the webinar, can be accessed here. Joanna and Oliver provide a brief introduction to TOLATA cases: what they look like […]

Webinar – Health and Safety in the Context of Employment Law

Daniel Searle and Barry Coulter of Goldsmith Chambers’ civil team presented a webinar entitled “Health and Safety in the Context of Employment Law“. The webinar recording can be viewed by clicking on the link here. The supporting slides, which accompany the webinar, as well as the practice note can be accessed here and here. Daniel and Barry discuss […]

Chambers Webinar Series enters its third week

Goldsmith Chambers continues its webinar series covering topics which have been impacted by Covid-19. Also covered within the series are areas which are expected to be in high demand once restrictions begin to ease. You can see directly below the running order for this week’s webinars as well as details on how to book yourself […]

Webinar – Immigration Bail & Unlawful Detention Claims

Anthony Metzer QC and Pierre Georget of Goldsmith Chambers’ immigration team presented a webinar entitled “Immigration Bail and Unlawful Detention Claims”. The webinar recording can be viewed by clicking on the link here and the supporting slides, which accompany the webinar, can be accessed here. Anthony and Pierre cover a whistle-stop tour of bail applications and understanding administrative detention and when this […]

Webinar – Enforcement of Child Arrangement Orders

Shárin Diegan of Goldsmith Chambers’ family team presented a webinar entitled “Enforcement of Child Arrangement Orders”. The webinar recording can be viewed by clicking on the link here and the supporting slides, which accompany the webinar, can be accessed here. Shárin Diegan presents an introduction on the enforcement of Child Arrangement Orders. In this webinar she discusses the remedies available […]

Legal Aid Lawyers of the Year Awards 2020

Chambers is delighted to announce that Charlotte Bayati has been selected as a finalist for the category of “Legal Aid Barrister of the Year” in the highly prestigious LALY Awards 2020, organised by the Legal Aid Practitioners Group (LAPG).  There will be an online ceremony which will take place on 7th July and the LAPG’s press release announcing the short-lists […]

Legal aid and immigration and asylum cases under the new ‘Reform Procedure’

The statutory provisions (SI 2020 No 515) for the funding of ‘Appeal Skeleton Arguments’ in legal aid cases were laid before Parliament on 18 May 2020 and come into force on 8 June 2020.  These provisions bring into force the Civil Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020. The members of Goldsmith Chambers Immigration Team have […]

 

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