23rd Nov 2018
Goldsmith Chambers is looking forward to co-hosting the forthcoming event on 27th November 2018 “Pilot Practice Direction on Forced Marriage & Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders” with the National Police Chiefs’ Council. The event is to raise awareness of forced marriage and female genital mutilation and the legal remedies available for women and girls. The […]
22nd Nov 2018
What should you look for when faced with a client who may have been unlawfully detained? What are the first steps in litigating the claim? How will the Courts expect the claim to be presented? How do damages (and costs) work in such claims? Goldsmith’s immigration and civil teams have come together to provide a […]
19th Nov 2018
Chambers are pleased to announce that Anthony Metzer QC has been assigned as a Judge for the Immigration and Asylum Chambers of the Upper Tribunal. With this appointment he is authorised to preside over Judicial Reviews in the Upper Tribunal.
5th Nov 2018
Goldsmith’s Head of Chambers, Anthony Metzer QC was invited to speak at a Sports Law conference co-hosted by the De Montfort University’s Law School in Leicester and the British Association for Sport and the Law. The half-day conference on 2nd November 2018 “Athlete Care and The Role of the Law 2018” explored key topics in this rapidly changing […]
1st Nov 2018
Following on from Chambers’ successful entries in the Legal 500 2018 edition, Goldsmith Chambers are pleased to announce that a number of members of chambers have been successfully ranked in the 2019 edition of Chambers and Partners. We would like to congratulate the following: POLICE LAW (Mainly Claimant) ANTHONY METZER QC – All Circuits in […]
1st Nov 2018
Asylum seeker facing removal from UK despite young daughter being at risk of FGM Mother battles to remain in UK to protect nine-year-old subject to FGM protection order A failed asylum seeker is facing removal from the UK even though a judge has ruled her nine-year-old daughter could be subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM) if taken abroad. In a […]
30th Oct 2018
Grace Ong, prosecuting, secured convictions in September and October for 2 familial rape cases and one multi-handed case involving 5 young defendants. The defendants in the rape cases were sentenced to 22 years and 18 years imprisonment respectively.
30th Oct 2018
Goldsmith Chambers are pleased to announce that a number of members of chambers have been successfully ranked in the Legal 500 2018, and for the first time, the immigration team as a whole has been recommended in Band 4. We would like to congratulate the following: IMMIGRATION (INCLUDING BUSINESS IMMIGRATION) TEAM – BAND 4 – […]
29th Oct 2018
Joe Plowright of Chambers’ immigration team has been invited back to Pakistan to give a day’s advocacy training to students and lawyers at the Pearl Continental in Lahore on the 30th October. He will also be one of the speakers at a seminar on the NAB Laws and the Criminal Justice System in Pakistan which […]
29th Oct 2018
In the latest episode of Thomson Reuters Legal UK & Ireland’s podcast series, The Hearing – the host, lawyer and social media commentator, Kevin Poulter, sits down with Dr Charlotte Proudman, Barrister at Goldsmith Chambers. The self-proclaimed feminist speaks the feminist movement, gender parity in the workplace, women’s only events, and the difficult subject of disclosure around rape cases. […]
