Chambers Articles

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Dr Charlotte Proudman interviewed for podcast, Get Legally Speaking, about FGM

Dr Proudman, of Chambers’ family and immigration teams, provided an overview of the law at present in respect of FGM. She outlined the historical origins of FGM, the motivations for the practice and key statistics. Dr Proudman was asked about the legal remedies available to protect girls and women from FGM as well as the consequences for performing […]

Commonwealth Veterans’ Legal Action

Anthony Metzer QC and Sarah Pinder of Chambers, instructed by Vinita Templeton of Duncan Lewis Solicitors represent a group of eight Commonwealth Veterans (“the Claimants”), who have lodged a claim for judicial review against the Secretary of State for Defence (SSD) and the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD).  This has been recently featured in two articles […]

Casewatch: Finsbury Food Group PLC v Dover [2020] EWHC 2176 (QB)

Heather Beckett of Goldsmith Chambers’ Civil Team looks at a recent costs matter of Finsbury Food Group PLC v Dover [2020] EWHC 2176 (QB) which was appealed to the High Court and clarifies the position of recoverable disbursements of counsel’s fees for advising on quantum in PI claims which start life in one of the […]

Response on EU Settlement Scheme to ICIBI

Members of the immigration team have responded to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s call for evidence concerning the government’s EU Settlement Scheme. This concerns the fate of EEA nationals and their family members living in the UK post-Brexit and the transition period due to come to an end on 31st December 2020. […]

Samina Iqbal and Sarah Pinder quoted in Bureau of Investigative Journalism article

Journalist Cat McShane’s article “Gap in homelessness help could force thousands back onto streets – The Everyone In policy was groundbreaking in its scope, but many of those housed in hotels will soon lose their accommodation” shines a light on what may happen next with the government’s Everyone In Policy. The article was published by […]

Foreign & Commonwealth HM Forces group action

Anthony Metzer QC, Head of Chambers leads Sarah Pinder,  joint-head of the immigration team, in a group judicial review claim brought by eight Fijian Commonwealth veterans, who served in the British army, including on numerous operations. They are instructed by Vinita Templeton, Director at Duncan Lewis. In an article commissioned and published by The Times today, 2nd July 2020, Anthony and […]

Webinar – A Beginners Guide to Insolvency

Stephen Willmer and Daniel Searle present an introduction to insolvency cases for those seeking to expand their practice in this area. Businesses and individuals are facing, or will soon face, significant economic pressure both as creditors and debtors as result of the Covid-19 pandemic. This webinar discusses the process of presenting bankruptcy and winding-up petitions […]

 

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