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Goldsmith Chambers nominated for Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023

We are delighted to announce that our immigration team has been shortlisted for “Immigration Set of the Year” and that Charlotte Bayati has been shortlisted for “Immigration Junior of the Year” at the Legal 500 Bar Awards. Charlotte is an exceptional immigration practitioner whose expertise ranges from complex EU matters to multifaceted asylum appeals, particularly […]

Historic Abuse

Meyrick Williams and David Barr instructed as leading and junior defence counsel for second defendant in Rochdale grooming case. This is the first trial in a new series following on from the police investigations into historic abuse in Rochdale [Operation Lytton – following on from Op Doublet and others]. Trial at Manchester Minshull Street. The […]

ICCA International Advocacy Training – Hong Kong 2023

In May 2023 The Inns of Court College of Advocacy sent our very own Alan Robertshaw to Hong Kong to join the local Hong Kong Bar and a number of advocacy trainers from other jurisdictions to take part in advocacy training for aspiring Hong Kong barristers. As well as Alan, there were representatives from Malaysia, […]

Dr Charlotte Proudman delighted to become Senior Research Associate at Intellectual Forum, Jesus College, Cambridge

We are delighted to announce that Dr Charlotte Proudman has recently become an Intellectual Forum Senior Research Associate at Jesus College, Cambridge. Dr Charlotte Proudman is an award-winning barrister and academic specialising in violence against women and girls. Charlotte is a pioneer in furthering legal change in landmark family law cases concerning rape, domestic abuse, and coercive and controlling […]

Appeal Against Refusal to Strike Out Claim

David Giles instructed for the defendant in appeal against refusal to strike out claim. The appeal raises the issue of whether findings in employment tribunal proceedings were binding on the same parties in their county court proceedings.

Dr Charlotte Proudman successful in securing a costs order on behalf of a domestic abuse victim against Social Work England 

Re Z (Disclosure to Social Work England: Costs) [2023] EWHC 982 (Fam) Dr Charlotte Proudman represented a victim of domestic abuse who was abused by her ex-partner, a senior social worker. The mother appealed the trial Judge’s refusal to disclose findings of domestic abuse to the father’s regulatory body, Social Work England (SWE). The mother was successful […]

Kellina Gannon

We are delighted to announce that Kellina Gannon has accepted the offer of a tenancy after the successful completion of her pupillage.

 

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