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Practitioners must be alive to the possibility of a s45 Defence Reflections from the CoalfaceIn September 2020, I was instructed to represent a 17-year-old who was accused of conspiracy to supply class A drugs alongside others connected with a county lines operation. My client, then represented by different counsel, had pleaded guilty at PTPH and […]
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 […]
When should the Prosecution disclose a Complainant’s telephone download? What evidence must the Crown serve if they wish to rely upon evidence obtained from a Defendant’s telephone? In this Webinar, Jerry Hayes and Marie de Redman, of Chambers’ crime team, outline key cases and considerations to answer these two crucial questions. The webinar recording can […]
Goldsmith Chambers’ current pupils David Barr, Matthew Poulsom, Toby Roseman and Hannah Gladwell discuss their experiences of pupillage and the challenges faced during the Covid-19 pandemic. The webinar recording can be viewed by clicking on the link below. The supporting slides, which accompany the webinar, can be accessed here.
Anthony Metzer QC and Adam Gersch present this webinar providing a guide to private prosecutions. The webinar recording can be viewed by clicking on the link below. The supporting slides, which accompany the webinar, can be accessed here and the practice note here.
Harry O’Sullivan, author of Banks on Sentence, presents this webinar providing a sentencing update, looking at considerations surrounding Covid-19, the changes to release arrangements, the statutory surcharge, new and upcoming guidelines and the sentencing code. The webinar recording can be viewed by clicking on the link below. The supporting slides, which accompany the webinar, can be […]
Marie de Redman of Chambers’ crime team and Hannah Gladwell, Chambers’ pupil, present an update for solicitors and police station representatives on the steps that should be taken to conduct interviews safely and what options exist for practitioners and suspects if they aren’t followed by consideration of how those interviews might be approached by the […]
On 13th January 2020, Anthony Metzer QC and Adam Gersch acted in a private prosecution involving a man set to appear for trial before a Judge and jury at a North London Crown Court for an offence of ‘Controlling and Coercive Behaviour’ based on his refusal to give a religious divorce (“Get”) to his ex-wife. […]
Anthony Metzer QC, Head of Chambers, and Charlotte Proudman, of the family and immigration teams, co-authored the article “Abuse victims deserve a well-funded justice system – Structural problems that have led to falling numbers of rape prosecutions cannot be solved without sufficient resources”. An extract of this article has been published in The Times online […]
Campus rape: breach of care. As reports of rape assaults on campus soar, solicitor Georgina Calvert-Lee and barrister, Charlotte Proudman raise awareness of the public duty of care in this developing area of law in counsel magazine (November 2019 issue).
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