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Camille Warren’s 2023 highlight was settling a case where a child was mistakenly involved in a terrorism investigation. The child was seized in public by armed officers and held without the protections given to minors in custody.
The case had been dragging on for years with no disclosure or substantial responses from the police or IOPC, because of the terrorism investigation in the background.
With the client's determination and tenacity, the team were able to finally achieve substantial damages, which while it cannot undo the harm caused, is recognition of what was done to them.
Read more about Camille’s work on her profile: https://gcnchambers.co.uk/barrister/camille-warren/
2023 highlight:
As well as giving evidence to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights on #hillsborough Law and legal aid funding and an equality of arms for all families in inquests where the state is involved, Anna Morris KC took silk.
Anna has also been integral to representing Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK at the #covidinquiryUK
Find out more about Anna, and her work, at:
This year Lucy Mair has obtained status for a number of victims of gender-based violence, specifically victims of human trafficking/modern slavery and domestic violence.
Lucy is also supervising Helen Peden through pupillage alongside Vijay Jagadesham.
Read more: https://gcnchambers.co.uk/barrister/lucy-mair/
2023:
Ciara Bartlam has not only supported bereaved families during inquests, highlighted wrongdoing by public bodies and worked on the #covidinquiryuk, but she has also chaired GCN’s pupillage committee and led on pupillage and mini pupillage operations.
Learn more about Ciara: https://gcnchambers.co.uk/barrister/ciara-bartlam/
Lily Lewis has had a busy 2023 representing bereaved clients at inquests into their loved ones’ deaths while also highlighting systemic issues in the management of public bodies and the delivery of their services, and providing training for organisations including INQUEST. This year Lily has also been working on two important and highly publicised public inquiries; the #COVIDInquiry and the Undercover Policing Inquiry.
In October Lily’s hard work was recognised by The Legal 500 which lists Lily as a Tier 1 Rising Star for Inquests and Inquiries.
Find out more about Lily and her work from her profile: https://gcnchambers.co.uk/barrister/lily-lewis/
This year Sonia Birdee has achieved a great deal and made a significant positive difference to her clients’ lives.
Sonia has continued to hold public authorities to account and get help for vulnerable people, such as the single mum to four children under six unsuitably housed in a second floor flat, accessed via an uncovered, two-flight external staircase. Or the woman who fled war in Sudan with her two children who was deemed not to be in priority need despite all three of them suffering from PTSD.
The good news for clients is that 2023 has seen Sonia make the move back into full time practice now that her own young children are in school.
Sonia’s vital work has also been recognised by an improved ranking in the Legal Directories.
Read more about Sonia and her work in her profile: https://gcnchambers.co.uk/barrister/sonia-birdee/
In 2023 Natalie Wilkins has had two articles published in Family Law on the crossover between immigration and family law. Natalie has worked on several complex cases involving forced marriage, habitual residence, trafficking, family visas and political asylum.
Read more about Natalie’s work on her profile: https://gcnchambers.co.uk/barrister/natalie-wilkins/
In 2023 Natalie Wilkins has had two articles published in Family Law on the crossover between immigration and family law. Natalie has worked on several complex cases involving forced marriage, habitual residence, trafficking, family visas and political asylum.
Read more about Natalie’s work on her profile: https://gcnchambers.co.uk/barrister/natalie-wilkins/
Throughout 2023 Mira Hammad has been working on the #CovidInquiry, however her most notable case this year is perhaps that of her client who was deemed "reasonable" in calling Iain Duncan Smith "Tory scum" at the 2021 Conservative Party Conference, by the High Court.
Read more about Mira and her work, as well as the abovementioned case, on Mira's profile:
This year Elizabeth Mottershaw combined her asylum, housing, and Court of Protection practice with her role as Chair of the Board of Trustees at Asylum Aid, which appealed to the Court of Appeal regarding the government's Rwanda policy, eliciting a strong steer to the SSHD on procedural fairness.
Read more about Elizabeth and her work on her profile: https://gcnchambers.co.uk/barrister/elizabeth-mottershaw/
