On 13th January 2020, Anthony Metzer QC and Adam Gersch acted in a private prosecution involving a man set to appear for trial before a Judge and jury at a North London Crown Court for an offence of ‘Controlling and Coercive Behaviour’ based on his refusal to give a religious divorce (“Get”) to his ex-wife.
Mr Metzer informed the Court that following the threat of a criminal trial, the man had now provided the religious divorce certificate and the prosecution would no longer be pursuing the matter in the public interest, despite there remaining a good evidential basis for the prosecution.
The case has wide implications within the orthodox Jewish community, and potentially for other religious communities.
The case is reported here.
Related barristers: Anthony Metzer KC
