29th Jul 2021
Anthony Metzer QC and Dr Charlotte Proudman were instructed pro bono by Centre for Women’s Justice on behalf of Nia and Women@TheWell to intervene in the appeal of A Local Authority v C & Ors [2021] EWCOP 25. The case concerns whether it is lawful for a carer to find a prostituted woman for a disabled […]
21st Jul 2021
Meyrick Williams was successful in defending M in a conspiracy to steal and cause explosions. Yet another example of a long running and wide ranging conspiracy involving ATMs being blown up to obtain the cash inside. The A-Gs consent is needed to prosecute, it is not easily obtained and sentences are expected to be heavy. […]
21st Jul 2021
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 […]
13th Jul 2021
Chambers is delighted to announce the immigration and public law team’s forthcoming webinar to take place on 21st September 2021 at 3pm. Senior practitioners Charlotte Bayati, Samina Iqbal and Sarah Pinder will be joined by Dr Juliet Cohen, Head of Doctors at Freedom from Torture. Together, they will discuss key aspects and updates when commissioning, […]
13th Jul 2021
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.
7th Jul 2021
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. […]
7th Jul 2021
On 10th and 30th June 2021, Guy Davison‘s and Samina Iqbal‘s articles for Free Movement were published. Both Guy and Samina are senior practitioners of the immigration and public law team at Goldsmith Chambers and Samina is the joint-head of the team. Both articles provide essential guidance and practice tips concerning two difficult and tricky […]
7th Jul 2021
On 8th and 14th April 2021, Sara Anzani‘s and Sarah Pinder‘s articles for Free Movement were published. Both Sara and Sarah are senior practitioners of the immigration and public law team at Goldsmith Chambers and Sarah Pinder is the joint-head of the team. Both articles provide essential guidance and practice tips concerning applications for costs […]
5th Jul 2021
In the 5th collection of the Civil Watch series, Heather Beckett provides an overview of two County Court dental negligence cases which extended the concepts of non-delegable duty of care and vicarious liability for the acts and omissions of self-employed dental associates providing NHS dental care. Also, Elisabeth Traugott compares two privacy actions against the […]
1st Jul 2021
Christina Warner’s article ‘The ICC, the Rome Statute and crimes against the LGBT community’ features in this month’s edition of Counsel Magazine. Discussing the need for greater protection for the LGBT community in the context of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression, Christina reviews legislative ambiguities and the ICC’s framework. You can […]