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Following a series of ground-breaking private prosecutions, Anthony Metzer QC and Adam Gersch (instructed by Gary Lesin-Davis at W Legal) have helped clarify the scope of prosecutions for controlling and coercive behaviour. Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in an Intimate Family Relationship is an offence contrary to section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015, which […]
Sarah Memmi, instructed by Karlie London of Hine Solicitors, represented BT in a 8-day trial. BT faced one count of being concerned in the supply of cocaine, having pleaded guilty to possession of cannabis with intent to supply it, and to simple possession of MDMA. The Crown alleged that BT was running a class A […]
Goldsmith Chambers is delighted to announce that Roderick Johnson QC and Victoria Wilson have been appointed as Joint Heads of Chambers with effect from Monday 23rd May 2022, following the decision of Anthony Metzer QC to step down from the role which he has performed so brilliantly over the last 8 years. Rod and Victoria […]
Sarah Memmi, instructed by Neville Gray of FMW Law part of GT Stewart Solicitors, represented DM in a 7-day trial. DM was charged with one count of controlling and coercive behaviour, one count of witness intimidation and four counts of disclosing sexual photos of his ex-wife. The defendant’s defence was that: his behaviour was not […]
The criminal team at Goldsmith Chambers supports the position of the Criminal Bar Association that the government’s response to the CLAR Independent Review does not represent an adequate response to the crisis that has enveloped the criminal Bar. Accordingly, and in line with the result of the CBA ballot, members of Goldsmith Chambers will not be accepting returns […]
The Appellant, a Ukrainian national, claimed asylum on 23 March 2015 having received notices that he was to be mobilised to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He feared ill treatment on the basis that he was a draft evader. The application was refused on 14 February 2018 and he appealed. The First Tier Tribunal decision held […]
Chambers is delighted to welcome Araniya Kogulathas as a member. Araniya joins Chambers’ immigration and public law team. Araniya practises in the areas of immigration, refugee and asylum, and public law. Prior to joining Chambers, she was the Legal Manager of Bail for Immigration Detainees’ EEA Project and also worked on the Grenfell Inquiry. Araniya is […]
Dominic D’Souza has been appointed as the new Head of the Crime team within Goldsmith Chambers.
Sarah Memmi, instructed by Helen Ricks of GT Stewart Solicitors, represented H at trial charged with one count of robbery. Sarah made a successful application to adduce hearsay evidence which undermined the complainant’s account and credibility. She extensively cross-examined the complainant, drawing out the numerous inconsistencies in the various accounts she had given in court, […]
Griffiths v Griffiths (Guidance on Contact Costs) [2022] EWHC 113 (Fam) In 2020, the family court found that Kate Griffiths MP’s husband, a former disgraced MP, raped her in her sleep, physically and verbally abused her and coercively controlled her. The court also found that the child was verbally abused by the father. After a […]
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