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Female Genital Mutilation & Family Law Seminar

20th September 2016 13:00 – 18:30 Bridewell Hall St Bride Foundation Bride Lane Fleet Street London EC4Y 8EQ You are invited to a seminar on ‘FGM and family law’ organised by Barnardo’s National FGM Centre in partnership with Goldsmith Chambers. Two leading family barristers from Goldsmith Chambers have agreed to provide the seminar. The seminar […]

Case Pending Reference To The Court Of Justice Of The European Union

Anthony Metzer QC led Sanaz Saifolahi, on behalf of the Appellant, before the President of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber, Mr Justice McCloskey, on the application of the Surinder Singh rationale to the unmarried partner of a British National. There are currently no reported cases on this issue. The Appellant is in a longstanding, durable […]

Anthony Metzer QC secures acquittal for youth in five handed conspiracy to murder

Anthony Metzer QC has secured an acquittal for his 17 year old client following a seven week trial at Manchester Crown Court for conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to commit Grievous Bodily Harm. His client was accused, along with four others, of a plot involving the hire of two contract killers. The first defendant, Luigi […]

TG & Others (2015) UKUT 00595 (IAC)

Charlotte Bayati and Amanda Walker have successfully argued that their clients would be at risk on return to Afghanistan, in a new country guidance case promulgated by the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), relating to the risk on return for Afghan Sikhs and Hindus. This determination replaces the existing country guidance relating to risk […]

High Court orders freezing injunction and disclosure of assets worldwide

Dr Anton van Dellen acted for the applicant in the High Court on a without notice basis on 24th November 2015 and then at the return hearing on 7th December 2015 in the case of Khalique v Hussain, when the court granted a freezing injunction in the sum of almost £200,000. As well as freezing […]

Securing a child’s best interests through non-judicial means

Family Analysis The decision of the Court of Appeal in the parental contact case of Re Q (A Child) was effectively resolved via a non-judicial method to meet the child’s best needs. Kayleigh Long, barrister at Goldsmith Chambers, says the case goes to the core of assessing a child’s best interests, and highlights that sometimes […]

New tenants for Goldsmith Chambers

Joining us from Mansfield Chambers: Reuben Solomon (1993) Pearl Young (1993) Frances Allen (1995) Charlotte Bayati (1995) Jeremy Chipperfield (1995) Paul Turner (1998) Alexis Slatter (1999) Sanaz Saifolahi (2000) Sarah Pinder (2006) Bronwen Jones (2009) Kezia Tobin (2010) Amanda Walker (2011) Rita Sethi (2000) and Rachel Law (2009) from Senate House Chambers Tim Welch (2009) […]

Chambers & Partners Bar Guide 2016

Goldsmith has been ranked as one of the UK’s highest performing Chambers in the ‘Chambers and Partners UK Bar Guide 2016’. The ‘legal bible’ celebrates the work of five individual members within their respective fields (Crime, International Crime, Financial Crime, Police Law and Sports Law) as well as recognising Goldsmith Chambers as one of the […]

JTR v HNL (2015) EWHC 2298 (QB)

Jonathan Crystal of Goldmith Chambers for Applicant instructed by the Bar Pro Bono Unit. Matthew Nicklin QC of 5 RB for the Respondent instructed by Eversheds. The Applicant (JTR) sought permission to bring committal proceedings against the Respondent (HNL) for telling lies in witness statements. The witness statements alleged to contain the lies were made […]

 

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