Archive: June 2025

Charlotte Bull secures convictions in two separate sexual offences trials involving vulnerable complainants

In the first trial, Charlotte secured a rape conviction where the complainant was a vulnerable 14 year old girl. The issue in the case was one of consent. Charlotte cross-examined forensically and meticulously the defendant, leading to key admissions that supported the Crown’s case.  In the second trial, Charlotte secured a conviction for assault by penetration. In […]

Soraya Pascoe

It is with deep sadness that Chambers announces the death, following a short illness, of Soraya Pascoe, a beloved colleague and much-loved member of the Family, Immigration, Civil and Animal Welfare teams. Soraya studied Law at Essex University, and was called to the Bar in 1999, following an earlier career in the music industry. She […]

Successful Upper Tribunal Appeal for Bisexual Client

Brenda Efurhievwe’s bisexual client succeeded in his error of law appeal to the Upper Tribunal. The unreported decision in MA v Secretary of State for the Home Department UI-2025-000713 can be accessed here. The client, a young bisexual Pakistani man initially had his asylum claim refused on the basis of credibility. In the subsequent asylum […]

 

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