Archive: October 2025

Chambers & Partners – 2026 Guide

Chambers is pleased to announce that a number of members have been ranked in the Chambers & Partners 2026 guide; as below: Immigration Team – Band 4 Anthony Metzer KC – Band 3 Charlotte Bayati – Band 3 Sanaz Saifolahi – Band 3 Lawrence Youssefian – Band 3 Julian Norman – Band 5 Alexis Slatter […]

Brenda Efurhievwe assists Ethiopian client in securing Humanitarian Protection

Brenda Efurhievwe represented an Ethiopian asylum seeker in an asylum appeal. The appeal hearing was adjourned due to technical difficulties experienced by the interpreter attending via CVP. However, Brenda’s legal and factual submissions resulted in the FTT Judge directing the Secretary of State for the Home Department to review her decision to refuse refugee status […]

New Tenants

Chambers is pleased to announce that Leanne Hemming and Katherine Soroya have joined Chambers as tenants, following successful completion of their pupillage. Leanne practices in Criminal Law and Katherine practices in Family, Civil, Immigration and Public Law. Please contact the clerks to instruct either new member.

Essex Justice Service

We were pleased to send a Crime Team contingent to support the 2025 Essex Justice Service, by invitation of the 845th High Sheriff, Mrs Julie Fosh, and the excellent Deputy High Sheriff, Roger Brice ( formerly of Gepps and then Birkett Long solicitors – now taken over by Knights). Claire  Read, partner at Knights, managed the […]

South Eastern Circuit Dinner 2025

Goldsmith Chambers were well represented at the 2025 South  Eastern Circuit dinner held on Friday 3rd October 2025 in the splendid surroundings of Lincoln’s Inn. Guest speaker was the First Lady Chief Justice of England & Wales since the 13th century, Baroness Sue Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill. We were addressed by Leader of the Circuit, Claire […]

Legal 500 – 2026

Chambers is very proud to have several of our members recognised in the 2026 edition of the Legal 500 directory.  The rankings have been published as follows: Immigration Team – Tier 3 Anthony Metzer KC – Tier 1 Charlotte Bayati – Tier 1 Sanaz Saifolahi – Tier 2 Guy Davison – Tier 4 Pierre Georget […]

 

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