Chambers Crime

Modern Slavery Act 2015 & Child Criminal Exploitation

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 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 […]

Webinar – Service and Disclosure of Telephone Evidence

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 […]

Webinar – Pupillage and Finding Your Feet in Lockdown

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.

Webinar – A Guide to Private Prosecutions

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.

Landmark case – man gives religious divorce to avoid criminal trial

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 and Charlotte Proudman published in The Times

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 […]

Dr Anton van Dellen and Ian Cain present paper at Third International Advocacy Conference in Nottingham

On Friday 21st June 2019, Dr Anton van Dellen and Ian Cain presented their joint paper ‘The unfriendly Litigation Friend and maintaining confidentiality’ at the Third International Advocacy Conference at Nottingham Trent University. Representing both authors, Ian Cain attended the conference entitled ‘Advocacy and Vulnerable Witnesses: 20 years on from the Youth Justice and Criminal […]

Head of Chambers invited to speak at New York Law School

Anthony Metzer QC, Head of Chambers, was invited to speak by the New York Law School, as part of their Master Class series, and the Institute for Global Law, Justice and Policy. Anthony delivered his lecture “Cybercrime, Privacy and Sexual Exploitation” and answered questions from students and academics. The talk was chaired by Ruti G. […]

 

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