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Goldsmith Chambers hosts Royal Navy reception

On 15th September, Goldsmith Chambers was delighted to host the Commodore Naval Legal Services, Commodore Andrew Jameson and his fellow officers, at a reception to celebrate our long standing relationship with the Royal Navy. Unlike the other Services (Army and Royal Air Force), the Royal Navy selects its future lawyers from currently serving officers, who then […]

Goldsmith Chambers hosts successful FGM Seminar

Goldsmith Chambers were delighted to welcome 90 professionals at a training seminar on ‘Female Genital Mutilation and the Law in Practice’, organised in collaboration with the National FGM Centre (20th September 2016). Speakers included Julie Okine, head of the family team, and Charlotte Proudman, expert on FGM and barrister in family law, on the legal […]

The magic of mentoring

Joanne Wicks QC, Grace Ong and Lucinda Orr outline the benefits of mentoring for barristers. Chancery Bar Association mentoring: Joanne Wicks QC The Chancery Bar Association (ChBA) mentoring scheme was set up in 2009. It was initially, and controversially, only open to women, though it was always intended to be rolled out to men too: […]

Goldsmith Chambers welcomes four new tenants

Sam Giffin (1991) is an established advocate who exclusively practices for the defence. She practices all aspects of criminal law. Navaz Bustani (1995) an experienced and skilled barrister who specialises in all aspects of immigration and has a particular interest in the niche area of Licensing law. Katie Fothergill (2002) began her career at the […]

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 […]

 

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