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Christmas Island ruling

Mr Justice Charles allowed the appeal paving the way for the veterans to claim pension rights resulting from the impact of British atomic tests carried out in the 1950s and early 1960s. The successful appeal means that hundreds of veterans who served during the British nuclear test programme on Christmas Island, in the South Pacific, […]

Portsmouth City Council v King & King

Alun Jenkins acted for the parents in the High Court on Friday 5th September and Monday 8th September in the case of Portsmouth City Council v King & King, when we obtained the Court’s leave to take the child Ashya King to Prague for proton beam therapy at the Proton Therapy Center. The Judge’s final […]

Robert Meikle successfully prosecuted a case of wounding with intent

Robert Meikle successfully prosecuted a case of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm and affray at the Central Criminal Court. This related to a nasty stabbing in a street in Romford town centre in the small hours of a Sunday morning. The victim was extremely fortunate that the wound was not a few […]

Dr Anton van Dellen successfully represents client on appeal

Dr Anton van Dellen recently successfully represented a client on appeal, in a dispute involving appointment of an LPA receiver by a mortgage lender, following which possession was ordered. The appeal concerned whether the LPA receivers were validly appointed given the release of equity from other properties that had been sold and whether consolidation of […]

Andrew Fitch-Holland Scores Crown Court Hat-trick

Andrew’s first success for our newly merged Chambers saw him achieve a unanimous Not Guilty verdict at Inner London Crown Court, for a client accused of a S.18 GBH. The Defendant, who was alleged to have stabbed the complainant at a bus stop in south London, had recently been released from custody on license after […]

The Chambers of Anthony Metzer QC

Argent Chambers and Goldsmith Chambers are delighted to announce that the merger of their respective chambers has taken place. The new Chambers will be known as Goldsmith Chambers and the head of the new chambers is Anthony Metzer QC (formerly head of Argent Chambers). We are all very excited about this new venture – we […]

Argent Chambers and Goldsmith Chambers are delighted to announce merger

Argent Chambers and Goldsmith Chambers are delighted to announce their merger from Tuesday 6th May 2014. The new chambers will be The Chambers of Anthony Metzer QC at Goldsmith Chambers, with Lord Martin Thomas QC stepping down. All those at Goldsmith Chambers would like to express their gratitude for his years of service as Head […]

 

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