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Bar Pro Bono Awards 2020

Chambers is delighted to have celebrated the Bar Pro Bono Awards 2020 at its virtual ceremony last night, 4th November 2020, and wishes to congratulate each of our individual members’ achievements. Chambers was also deeply honoured to receive the award for Pro Bono Chambers of the Year. Additionally, we would like to congratulate: Sangeetha Iengar – […]

Chambers continues to grow from strength to strength

Chambers is delighted to welcome Jan Doerfel as a member, who joins Chambers’ immigration and public law team. Jan Doerfel (2000) – Jan is a direct access barrister who has been practising in the field of immigration, asylum and human rights law for over 17 years. He is extremely passionate about getting justice for his clients […]

Immigration and Public Law team’s submission to IRAL’s Call for Evidence

Goldsmith Chambers’ immigration and public law team has submitted its response to the Independent Review of Administrative Law and its Call for Evidence “on how well or effectively judicial review balances the legitimate interest in citizens being able to challenge the lawfulness of executive action with the role of the executive in carrying on the […]

Stephen Knafler QC

Members of Goldsmith Chambers wish to express their sadness at the death of Stephen Knafler QC. He was an amazing barrister and a good man. Several of our members had the honour to have been led by him – he was always such a team player and a true collaborator. This is a huge loss […]

Chambers continues to grow from strength to strength

Chambers is delighted to announce that six new practitioners have or will be joining Chambers very soon. We are very pleased to welcome all new members, whose details and short biographies appear below. Amarjit Seehra, Sara Anzani, Emma Harris and George Symes join Chambers from 10 Kings Bench Walk Chambers and will start as members […]

Victoria Wilson selected for the Bar Council Leadership Programme

Chambers is delighted to announce that Victoria Wilson has been selected for the inaugural Bar Council Leadership Programme, which is intended to facilitate a powerful network of new leaders, now and in the future. The programme provides an opportunity for barristers to consider the role they can play within their practice areas, chambers, the Bar and wider […]

Anthony Metzer QC successfully assists another client obtain a religious divorce

Anthony Metzer QC, with solicitor Gary Lesin-Davis of W Legal, obtained a successful result for their client, following the threat of using the criminal law of coercive and controlling behaviour in an intimate relationship. Had the case needed litigating, this would have been a second landmark case. However, Anthony’s innovative suggestion of employing Section 76 of the […]

Legal 500 2021

Chambers is delighted to announce that a number of members of chambers, 11 in total spanning 13 entries, have been successfully ranked in the Legal 500 2020 and that Chambers as a set is ranked again in Immigration. CRIME – Leading Silk – Tier 3 – Anthony Metzer QC, Head of chambers – “A powerful advocate who […]

Commonwealth Veterans’ Legal Action

Anthony Metzer QC and Sarah Pinder, instructed by Vinita Templeton, of Duncan Lewis Solicitors, have lodged a claim for judicial review on behalf of a group of eight Commonwealth Veterans (‘the Claimants’) against the Secretary of State for Defence (‘SSD’) and the Secretary of State for the Home Department (‘SSHD’). The two government departments have filed and served their […]

Joint-webinar with Breytenbachs Immigration Consultants

Three members of Chambers’ immigration team are joining JP Breytenbachs, Director and Dr Chiara Mancuso, Consultant, both of Breytenbachs Immigration Consultants to deliver a UK immigration webinar . Sarah Pinder and Dr Chiara Mancuso will be speaking on nationality topics, including ‘double descent’ cases from the Romein litigation, Right of Abode, as well as naturalisation […]

 

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