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Brenda is a Third Six pupil in the Goldsmith Immigration Law Group. Prior to joining Goldsmith Chambers, Brenda gained a diverse professional experience in immigration, human rights and financial...
Hannah is a pupil barrister at Goldsmith Chambers, during her first six she is supervised by Marie de Redman. Prior to joining Chambers, Hannah was a Visiting Professional at the International...
Prior to joining Goldsmith Chambers, Katherine built a busy practice in immigration and asylum law at Turpin Miller Solicitors. Katherine has extensive knowledge of refugee, asylum and human rights...
Leanne commenced pupillage on 1st October 2024. Prior to pupillage her legal work experience included interning at Pulaski County Public Defenders Office on death penalty cases, managing the...
Roderick Johnson has, for over a decade, practised almost exclusively as leading counsel for the defence in large, complex and high-profile cases - specialising particularly in cases involving drugs,...
Victoria practises in family law. She is a skilful, effective advocate and inspires complete confidence due to her total command of the issues in every case. She is often commended for “the calm,...
Gregory Bull QC has built a very substantial practice in criminal law, fraud, and regulatory law, both in the United Kingdom and overseas. Gregory has extensive experience in serious and complex...
Gordon specialises in all serious crime including murder, manslaughter, drugs, fraud, police corruption and serious sexual abuse. He has specialised in crime for over 40 years and has both...
Anthony Metzer KC is a highly regarded silk known for his committed and forensically-detailed approach to his practice. He specialises in crime; immigration; Claimant civil actions against the...
Robert is a very highly experienced specialist criminal advocate.
David has practiced as a family lawyer and civil barrister since 1980. He has extensive experience at all levels of the family court system, whether initial hearing, trials or appeals. His practice...
Jerry is a leading junior criminal practitioner specialising in high profile homicide, large scale drug importations, rape and serious sexual offences, fraud, money laundering and people trafficking....
Dingle Clark has a wide ranging Common Law practice. He deals with all aspects of Child and Family law. His previous experience as a Coroner means he takes a particular interest in medico legal...
Shortly after qualifying as a barrister, Simon spent several years in the City working as a tax consultant with the Solicitors, Coward Chance (as they then were) and the chartered accountants,...
Matthew Sowerby specialises in Human Rights and Immigration Law. His clients can expect to obtain comprehensive, realistic and practical advice and representation in relation to any aspect of...
Stuart is a very experienced civil and family practitioner. Stuart is qualified to undertake direct access work and is happy to offer fixed fee initial case assessments.
David practices mainly in landlord and tenant, general common law and commercial litigation. Additionally, David has experience in personal Injury and professional Liability. He has extensive...
Pamilla has a wide range of experience in family law cases. Pamilla is IATC qualified to undertake advocacy training and teaches trainee barristers on the BPTC and is an External Examiner for the...
Michael was called to the Bar in 1992 and is a member of the Inner Temple. Throughout his career at the Bar, Michael has been instructed in many areas of law, including family, crime and...
Dominic Bell has practised exclusively in criminal litigation for the last 27 years and appears exclusively for the defence. Dominic’s practice is that of serious crime and he now invariably acts as...
Paul Richardson is a highly successful immigration barrister. Paul has 27 years of experience and is a seasoned advocate and expert tactician. He has a high success rate and a reputation for...
Rajesh is meticulous in his preparation, practical in the advice he gives and bold in his advocacy. He is a well-regarded and experienced barrister who has practised immigration, human rights and...
Reuben is an established public law practitioner, who specialises in the field of immigration, asylum, nationality, human rights and animal rights law. Reuben undertakes cases on both a publicly and...
Dominic is a specialist criminal defence practitioner, most often instructed as leading junior counsel in very high profile cases. His spectacular results for clients have resulted in him being...
Tracey now specialises in Family law, having previously had a wide early practice including civil and criminal law, to appellate level. Tracey is qualified to accept instructions from members of...
Hilary has an established practice in family law. Hilary is qualified to accept instructions from members of the public, via the direct access scheme.
Pearl was an Independent Financial Adjudicator and Cost Assessor, and reviewed funding decisions, in immigration and family appeals to the Tribunal, Administrative Court, Court of Appeal and the...
Catherine has an exclusively criminal practice; the majority of which involves prosecuting rape and other serious sexual offences. In addition, she regularly prosecutes cases of serious offences of...
Nicholas is an experienced barrister who has been instructed in numerous high-profile, challenging and complex cases, as both junior and leading counsel. Nicholas is fully accredited for direct...
Dominic speciliases in criminal defence work, including; fraud, armed robbery, murder, sex cases, large-scale drugs importation, violence against the person and terrorism.
Chris specialises in all aspects of child and family work including public and private law. He initially qualified and practiced as a solicitor before transferring to the Bar in 1995. Chris joined...
Lesley Jones began her career at the bar at a common law set of chambers where she undertook Family and Criminal cases. As her career progressed she specialised in Criminal cases for many years as...
Frances practises in public law with particular expertise in immigration and asylum, mental health and capacity, inquests (representing interested persons) and animal rights law. Frances also advises...
Navaz specialises in all areas of Immigration and Nationality Law, and Human Rights within the immigration context.
Charlotte practises exclusively in immigration, asylum and nationality law at all levels of the tribunal and higher courts. Charlotte is recommended in the Legal 500 2025 edition in the highest Tier...
Julie is a specialist Family & Child Law Practitioner. She has extensive experience as a Junior and of cases where she has been led by Queens Counsel. Julie is well regarded for her sensitive...
Alex is an experienced criminal practitioner who appears for the defence in cases of the utmost gravity and complexity. He is also a grade 3 prosecutor on the CPS list and a member of the CPS RASSO...
Linda has a very busy family and immigration practice; often her cases involve both areas of law. Linda is well respected for her thorough preparation and attention to detail. Linda's family...
Guy Davison has undertaken work in relation to all aspects of Human Rights and Immigration Law. Guy has been recognised by the Legal 500 2018 edition as a Leading Junior in Band 4...
Catherine was Called to the Bar in 1999 and is an established practitioner specialising in Public and International Human Rights Law. She has over twenty years of experience in the First Tier and...
Melissa was called in 1999 and is a member of Grays Inn. She commenced pupillage and initial tenancy at 3 Temple Gardens. Melissa initially specialised in crime but has been accepting family cases...
Philippa has established herself as a successful and versatile practitioner, both prosecuting and defending. As a led junior, she has defended in a complex manslaughter (gross negligence) case; in...
Soraya’s main areas of practice are family law (public and private, both children matters and finance), immigration and public law. She has expertise in matters concerning international,...
Joe has considerable experience in representing clients before the First-tier Tribunal, the Upper Tribunal, the High Court and the Court of Appeal. He is a fee paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal...
Tamara is a highly experienced Civil & Regulatory practitioner and advocate in the civil courts and tribunals with a wide knowledge of general civil law as well as of POCA. Her current practice...
Amarjit is a specialist immigration practitioner and a senior member of the Immigration and Public Law team with nearly 20 years’ experience at the Bar. Throughout her career, Amarjit has been...
Alexis is a Public Law practitioner specialising in Immigration and Asylum Law. He has been consistently ranked as a leading junior in the Legal 500 where he is described as follows: ...
Jan is an immigration barrister with 20 years of experience in all aspects of asylum, immigration and human rights law. He is extremely passionate about getting justice for his clients and has earned...
Marcia is a rounded common law barrister, who is an active advocate in the High Court and County Court. Despite her obvious interest in Clinical/Medical Negligence litigation, Marcia’s main...
Matthew Paul is qualified to accept public access instructions, and so can advise or represent you without the involvement of a solicitor. Administrative and Public Matthew is frequently asked to...
Julia is an experienced criminal barrister, an access to justice / equalities campaigner and community volunteer in her home town of Malvern, Worcestershire. Criminal Practice Julia is a criminal...
Sanaz is ranked as a leading junior within Legal 500 2025 edition (Band 2- immigration) and within Chambers & Partners 2025 edition (Band 3 -immigration). She is an established practitioner within...
Rita's motivation for a career in Law arose from her lengthy campaigning background on equality and anti-discrimination issues. Rita is a former Solicitor, having completed her solicitors training...
Shahnawaz Khan’s practice is divided into three areas: Criminal Defence, Immigration and Landlord & Tenancy. Shahnawaz hopes to supplement his practice by undertaking pro bono work. He is...
Mr Page is developing an expanding practice in civil & regulatory and criminal work. Mr Page is well regarded for taking a professional and thorough approach to each case whilst maintaining his...
Jane specialises in all aspects of Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Law, and has represented private and publicly-funded clients in the following fields: Asylum Family Reunion Entry Clearance ...
Daniel was called to the Bar in 2003. He is a former Senior Investigating Officer (‘SIO’) with the Paedophile Unit at New Scotland Yard. He served with the Metropolitan Police Service for 27 years...
Meyrick’s practice has a strong focus on criminal law. Whilst at the criminal Bar he has been instructed in conspiracy, murder, fraud, proceeds of crime and confiscation including money laundering...
Samantha practises in White Collar Crime, Extradition and Family law. Samantha combines her expertise in criminal law with an interest in human rights. She is a white-collar crime specialist and...
Dilan Deeljur has a wide-ranging civil practice with a particular focus on commercial, property and employment law. Dilan regularly appears in the County Court, High Court (Chancery Division and...
Krystelle has a mixed practice, encompassing immigration, refugee and asylum and public law. She also has particular expertise in disclosure matters, specifically in large serious fraud cases. She...
Sara is an experienced human rights and public law practitioner specialising in all areas of immigration, asylum and nationality law. Sara also has a keen interest in public law challenges to police...
Rachel has a busy criminal practice on the South East and Midlands circuits. Clients and witnesses alike have commended Rachel for her sensitive and patient approach, and she is often instructed in...
Bronwen specialises in asylum and immigration and children family law.
Joanna is a specialist Family barrister dealing with Child Arrangement Orders and Finance cases (with various complexities, including, jurisdictional issues, intermediaries, mental health complexities...
Charlotte is an award-winning barrister with an extensive practice in complex trials and appellate cases, often encompassing ground-breaking points of law. Ranked as Legal 500’s Leading Junior,...
Katharine has a broad Criminal, Civil and Commercial practice. She is regularly instructed in High Court proceedings particularly those concerning civil fraud, commercial contracts and insolvency. ...
Oliver is a common law practitioner with specialisms in fraud and property law. He is known for his forensic approach, ensuring that no detail is missed. He is frequently praised for his...
Kezia practices in all areas of immigration, asylum and nationality law and regularly appears in the First Tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal and Court of Appeal. In addition to representing clients in the...
Marie is an experienced defence junior, representing defendants charged with the most serious offences including Murder, Attempted Murder, serious violence, conspiracies to supply drugs, Firearms,...
Amanda specialises in immigration law. Amanda moved to Goldsmith Chambers from Mansfield Chambers in October 2015. Prior to coming to the Bar, Amanda worked in the field of immigration and...
Elisabeth is a passionate advocate who strives to give voice and agency to her clients. Calm, tactical, and tenacious, she has a commanding grasp of relevant law and applies it concisely and...
Ngaa is a friendly and approachable advocate who fearlessly and effectively represents her clients. She is particularly noted for the manner in which she is able to handle vulnerable and anxious...
Jamila is a specialist family and children law barrister, with particular emphasis on public and private children cases. She also accepts instructions on financial remedy and protective orders under...
Emma’s is an experienced practitioner specialising in commercial litigation, contractual disputes, property litigation (including landlord and tenant and housing law) and actions against the police....
Julian has specialised in immigration law since 2002. After ten years working in private practice, initially as a paralegal and then qualifying as a solicitor in 2007, she was called to the Bar in...
Heather had a successful career as an NHS Hospital Consultant before being called to the Bar. She was also for many years a highly sought-after expert witness in Restorative Dentistry in clinical...
Sarah has a busy and varied criminal practice appearing in the Crown Court. She also practises in family law, representing clients in children proceedings, both private and care, as well as Family Law...
Lawrence is a public law practitioner, and specialises in UK immigration, asylum and nationality matters. He has a busy practice representing individuals in the First-tier and Upper Tribunal, as well...
Christabel is a specialist family law practitioner with a strong interest in securing justice for each person she represents. She remains mindful of the intense stress that litigation and the court...
Araniya is a conscientious and tenacious advocate who provides advice and representation in all areas of immigration and asylum law and public law. Prior to joining Chambers, Araniya was a Legal...
Ian accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ practice, with a particular focus on civil and crime. Prior to joining Goldsmith Chambers, Ian was the In-House Advocate for a nationwide...
George has extensive experience dealing with Immigration, Asylum, Administrative, and Civil Law and is accepting instructions in all these fields. George previously worked for the Government Legal...
Dilwar became a member of Goldsmith Chambers after successfully completing a specialist third six pupillage under the supervision of Mr David Giles and guidance of Mr Dilan Deeljur. Dilwar is...
Charlotte Bull is an experienced and highly regarded Junior, specialising in Crime. Charlotte successfully completed pupillage at Goldsmith Chambers and became a Tenant in 2017. Charlotte accepts...
Siobhan became a tenant of Goldsmith Chambers upon successful completion of pupillage in April 2024. She has a busy criminal and civil practice and is regularly instructed in a wide range of...
Joseph is an immigration, civil and public law barrister with a particular focus on human rights and asylum law, public inquiries and actions against the police. He is known for combining rigorous...
Pierre is a specialist immigration and human rights barrister with over 5 years’ experience practising in the field of immigration and asylum, as both a Level 3 OISC-accredited advocate and since...
Toby became a member of Goldsmith Chambers upon successful completion of pupillage in November 2020. He accepts instructions for both the defence and prosecution in criminal cases, and also in...
Jeremy accepts instructions in London, the South East, the Midlands, and Manchester. Jeremy was called to the Bar in 2018, and has already begun to build a successful mixed practice. Since joining...
David became a member of Goldsmith Chambers upon the successful completion of pupillage in November 2020. He accepts instructions in crime and immigration. During pupillage, David was supervised by...
Prior to joining Goldsmith, she gained experience working as a Criminal Defence Paralegal at a top criminal law firm undertaking a full spectrum of criminal work.
Alper Riza QC has acted in a large number of reported cases since the 1980s. Alper is a regular columnist of the Cyprus Mail, and is a fluent Greek and Turkish speaker. Alper was successful in...
Jonathan is a ‘very bright and incredibly commercial’ lawyer. His entire caseload for the past 5 years has comprised extraordinarily high-value contentious commercial matters. An extensive,...
Alan specialises in civil litigation and is authorised by the Bar Standards Board to accept direct public access work and to conduct litigation. Passionate about animal rights and a keen lover of...
Dominic is a Global Justice Fellow at Yale University and a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. He serves as a Course Director and Tutor in international...
Anton originally qualified as a medical doctor and worked as a registrar in Neurosurgery, before studying at Christ Church, University of Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar where he completed his DPhil under...
Shiraz Bhanji is an experienced practitioner across all areas of crime, employment, immigration and public law. During the late nineties Shiraz pursued interest in rural communities in Kenya...
Jasmine is Dual Qualified in Australia and the United Kingdom having been called to the Bar in 2011 in the UK and admitted by the Supreme Court of New South Wales in Australia in 2008. She is a grade...
Sara joined Goldsmith Chambers after successful completion of her pupillage. She is developing a busy practice across Chambers' main practice areas. Sara is developing a reputation as a fearless...
Martin Thomas QC is one of the most respected and experienced QCs in England and Wales. His practice has involved him in more than 250 homicide trials and appeals in England and Wales, including...
Judicial Career After sitting as a Deputy in the Chancery Division since 1996, Peter was appointed a High Court Judge on 15th April 2002. Since then he has sat exclusively in London until he...
Adil is an attorney admitted to the New York Bar since 2015. He was admitted to the Paris Bar from 2016 to 2023 (currently inactive). He is experienced in handling high profile disputes in France,...
Lisa has predominantly enjoyed a Criminal practice, both Prosecution and Defence, as well as lecturing at Ulaw for a number of years.
Daniel Coleman is a well established practitioner and he appears at all levels in Immigration law cases. Daniel is committed to appellate work and has a special interest in cases involving both...
Jeremy’s practice encompasses immigration and asylum, criminal defence, coroners' inquests and professional regulation, with a strong focus on human rights. Much of his work has had a high media...
Eric Lewis practices in the areas of international litigation and arbitration, serious fraud, banking, international insolvency and complex securities litigation. He has worked closely with the...
Mary Bosworth is the Director of the Centre for Criminology and Fellow of St Cross College at the University of Oxford and, concurrently, Professor of Criminology at Monash University in...
Samina is a senior public law and immigration practitioner with over 20 years’ experience. Since 2000, Samina specialises in immigration law with a background in family law. ...
Sarah practises in public law with particular expertise in immigration and asylum. Sarah is also developing her practice in community care, social welfare, mental health and capacity law and...
Amy is currently based at the University of Vienna at the Chair of Private International Law and Comparative Law. She has maintained from 2017 an academic specialism in cryptoassets and...
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