Exchange Chambers

Criminal

Anthony Metzer KC is a highly-regarded silk in criminal defence work with considerable  appellate and Privy Council experience, particularly in regards to cases of serious sexual and physical violence. He also specialises in fraud and money laundering allegations and  has substantial experience in health and safety prosecutions.

His criminal practice includes high profile cases such as the recent ‘Nigella Lawson Case’, where he successfully represented the first of two sisters charged with defrauding their employers, Ms Lawson and Charles Saatchi.

Anthony is consistently recommended in Chambers & Partners and has recently been described in the 2018 edition as a “devastating cross-examiner”.  He is presently listed in the categories of Crime (Band 3 – Silk) and in Police Law – mainly Claimant (Band 2 – Silk).  Chambers & Partners notes that Anthony frequently acts in claims against the police for false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, misfeasance and assault.  He offers particular experience in human rights cases and has been instructed to act against the police and local authorities.  His strengths are: “he is very nice on a personal level, always willing to help and is very responsive” and “he has impressive advocacy skills and is excellent with clients.”

Chambers & Partners has also detailed that Anthony acted in a claim against the Police of the Metropolis, a claim under Articles 3 and 8 of the Human Rights Act arising out of the disappearance and subsequent suicide of a mentally ill man.

His expertise has also been recognised by the Legal 500 2017 edition, where he is recommended as a Leading Silk in Band 2 in crime as ‘a well-prepared, thorough and engaging advocate – his legal arguments are consistently impressive’ and as a Leading Silk in Band 3 in the civil liberties and human rights category as being “well known in the field, especially in claims against the police.”

Called, 1987; Silk, 2013; Immigration Judge

CBA (Criminal Bar Association); PALG (Civil Actions against the Police Lawyers); Southern – Eastern Circuit