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House of Lords Select Committee

The Joint-Heads of Chambers’ immigration and public law team, Samina Iqbal and Sarah Pinder, were invited to give evidence to the House of Lords’ Justice and Home Affairs Select Committee as part of the Committee’s inquiry on family migration. The meeting took place on 18th October 2022 at 10am. You can access a recording of […]

Advocate Bar Pro Bono Awards 2022

Chambers is delighted to announce that two members of Chambers have been shortlisted in the Advocate Bar Pro Bono Awards 2022. Senior family practitioner, Julie Okine, has been shortlisted for the John Collins Pro Bono Excellence Award. Julie has been committed to consistently providing her time to pro bono work since 2006 alongside her busy […]

AstenJ Immigration Law Update Conference

Members of Goldsmith’s immigration and public law team were delighted to participate and collaborate with AstenJ Professional Training‘s Autumn 2022 Immigration Law Update Conference on 11th October 2022. The Joint-Heads of team, Samina Iqbal and Sarah Pinder, spoke on Sponsorship Licences and EU Settlement Scheme Updates respectively. Specialist immigration and family practitioner, Jamila Hassan, presented […]

Legal 500 2023 Rankings

We are pleased to announce that a number of members of chambers have been successfully ranked in Legal 500 2023 edition: Immigration – Tier 3: Goldsmith Chambers has a strong reputation in immigration, with a number of experienced juniors to its name, including Charlotte Bayati, well known for her work in cases involving Tamil refugees, often victims […]

Heather Beckett successful in HCPC Registration Appeal

The Education and Training Committee of the Health and Care Professions Council had refused an application for registration by an applicant who had made a character declaration regarding a conviction involving dishonesty. Heather Beckett represented the applicant at the oral appeal of the decision, instructed under the Public Access Rules, and successfully argued that on […]

Dr Charlotte Proudman successful in case with Centre for Women’s Justice

Working with Centre for Women’s Justice, Dr Proudman represented a complainant in family proceedings. The case concerned an application made by the CPS in the family courts. Disclosure issues arising in criminal and family proceedings is becoming a common feature in domestic abuse and sexual violence cases. These issues are likely to be of increasing […]

Sarah Pinder secures Interim Relief in the Upper Tribunal (IAC)

Sarah Pinder, Joint-head of the immigration and public law team, instructed by Vinita Templeton and Steffan Rees of Duncan Lewis solicitors, secured interim relief from the Upper Tribunal (IAC) on Friday 9th September 2022 and further directions on 12th September 2022. Their client ‘A’ is an Afghan citizen residing temporarily in a third country having […]

Surrogacy amidst the Ukraine Conflict

The Lexis Nexis Family Law Journal has published an article authored by Sarah Pinder, Joint-Head of the immigration and public law team. The article ‘Surrogacy amidst the Ukraine Conflict’ appeared in the August 2022 issue and can be accessed through this link for those who subscribe. A preview is included directly below.

Goldsmith Criminal Team Statement on Current CBA Action

At a recent meeting of the criminal team at Goldsmith Chambers, overwhelming support was expressed for the escalation of the current action being taken by the Criminal Bar Association.  We continue to be dismayed at the attitude of the government in refusing to implement the recommendations of the independent review of criminal legal aid which […]

 

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