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Women in Law Awards shortlist

Chambers is delighted to announce that Dr Charlotte Proudman has been shortlisted in the prestigious categories of Woman of the Year and Barrister of the Year and Anthony Metzer KC has been shortlisted in the category of Mentor of the Year. The awards dinner takes place on 13 March. We send them many congratulations and […]

Re A (A Child) [2023] EWFC 198: Dr. Charlotte Proudman represented the mother at a fact-finding hearing in the family court

Re A (A Child) [2023] EWFC 198, Dr Charlotte Proudman was instructed by Wilsons Solicitors LLP on behalf of the mother. The parties, married in 2016, experienced a deteriorating relationship leading to the father seeking divorce in December 2021. After a non-molestation order was agreed upon in February 2022, both parents filed separate applications for […]

Marie de Redman and Meyrick Williams successfully defend Defendants charged with Importation of 202 kilos of Cannabis

Marie de Redman represented the first defendant and Meyrick Williams represented the third defendant in a multi-handed conspiracy to import over 200 kilograms of Cannabis into the United Kingdom.  A jury in Kingston-upon-Thames Crown court has today acquitted both Defendants along with a third man.  Two other defendants had already pleaded guilty to the conspiracy […]

Goldsmith Chambers Statement regarding CTS Cyber Incident

We are currently experiencing an outage of our LEX case-management system. Our cloud hosts ‘CTS’ have encountered a cyber incident which have left many Chambers and Legal Firms without access to their systems. Since the 22nd November we have been unable to access any of our diary and case information and the issue is unfortunately […]

Toby Roseman secures acquittal following a successful submission of no case to answer

Toby Roseman secures acquittal following a successful submission of no case to answer. Following a three day trial, the defendant was acquitted of being concerned in the supply of class A and B drugs, including a kilogram of ketamine, and the possession of £5,500 worth of criminal property. Toby Roseman successfully argued that the defendant’s […]

Chambers & Partners – 2024 Directory

Chambers is very proud to have several of our members recognised in the 2024 edition of the Chambers & Partners directory.  The rankings have been published as follows: Crime Silks: Anthony Metzer KC – Band 3 – Anthony is a top silk with a very good client manner. Family: Matrimonial Finance Juniors: Victoria Wilson – […]

DG v KB [2023] EWFC 180 Case Summary

Following the judgment, Dr Charlotte Proudman said: “The trajectory of this case shows the importance of family courts establishing the facts early on when there are serious cross allegations of rape and parental alienation – or the courts can get it badly wrong, leaving survivors and children at risk of harm.” Dr Charlotte Proudman represented the […]

Anthony Metzer KC and Sangeetha Iengar acting in Covid inquiry

Chambers is delighted to report that Anthony Metzer KC as Lead Counsel and Sangeetha Iengar as one of only two Junior Counsel, are acting for the three long Covid Groups in the present Module 2 of the Covid inquiry instructed by Jane Ryan at Bhatt Murphy which is currently taking place between 3 October and […]

 

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