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Abuse of Process case reported in The Guardian

Adam Gersch and Sara Wyeth represent horse trainer in fraud case thrown out as abuse of process after disclosure failures unearthed, reported today in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/23/fraud-trial-collapses-bha-disclosure-evidence

Disclosure failings cause dramatic collapse of Fraud Trial

Adam Gersch and Sara Wyeth, of Chambers’ crime team were instructed by Gary Lesin-Davis at Morgan Rose for the defendant James Hamer who faced 23 counts of fraud and theft. After six weeks of evidence in the trial, the case collapsed when the defence ‘abuse of process’ application was allowed on the basis of non- […]

Sarah Taylor secures outstanding result in Proceeds of Crime case

Sarah Taylor defends second on indictment in seven handed Proceeds of Crime Act final hearing at Birmingham Crown Court. The prosecution initially sought a hidden assets figure in excess of £1,000,000. After 7 days of evidence an order was made in the amount of £30,000. Sarah was instructed by Ryan Downes, specialist POCA consultant.

Dominic D’Souza instructed in two high profile Defence cases

Dominic D’Souza has been instructed to defend a Client in Ireland in respect of a case where the Defendant insists on representation from outside of the jurisdiction. Dominic D’Souza has also been instructed and will be leading Rachel Law in a  complex company investment Fraud.  

Dr Charlotte Proudman interviewed by the BBC about women’s appearance in the legal profession

Business Daily, Good Looks and Getting Ahead BBC World Service, 8.32am, 20.04.2018 How much does your physical attractiveness affect your career prospects? And can the attention it draws be something of a mixed blessing? Vishala Sri-Pathma hears from British barrister Dr Charlotte Proudman about her personal experiences in what is a very male dominated profession. But while […]

Oxford University and Border Criminologies

Anthony Metzer QC is today speaking as part of Chambers association with the University of Oxford’s Border Criminologies, part of the Faculty of Law, at the Beyond Critique: Celebrating 5 years of Border Criminologies conference. His subject is Legal Challenges to Immigration Detention.  

Goldsmith Criminal group announcement

This announcement is made following a meeting of the Crime Group at Goldsmith Chambers on 9th April 2018. The Crime Group at Goldsmith Chambers contains members who exclusively defend, members who almost exclusively prosecute, and members who act for both the prosecution and defence.  We range from barristers with over 40 years of experience in […]

AAM v KG [2018] EWHC 283 (Fam)

Charlotte represented the appellant who appealed the trial Judge’s order of nullity on the basis of the polygamy. The trial Judge found that the Appellant was already married to a woman in Bangladesh at the time that he entered into a marriage with the Respondent. The case involved the following issues: validity of marriages overseas, […]

 

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