We are delighted to announce that Jack Sheard and Olivia Tsang have joined Garden Court Chambers as third six pupils.
Jack Sheard is a specialist housing third six pupil, following his successful completion of pupillage at a mixed civil/family set. Jack has a passion for housing and homelessness law, developed through volunteering at Citizens Advice and Law Centres. He has written on housing and homelessness law for Legal Action Magazine, and assisted on the duty desk at four county courts.
Jack complements his housing practice with work in family law. During his pupillage, he gained experience of care proceedings and private children cases, including those involving allegations of abuse. While working towards the bar, Jack was awarded two scholarships by Inner Temple, and won prizes for his mooting, essays and academic work. During his pupillage, Jack won the Nicholas Jarman QC Advocacy Prize, awarded following assessment of all pupils on the Inner Temple Advocacy Course.
Olivia Tsang is a criminal law and inquest barrister undertaking a specialist crime third six pupillage at Garden Court. She is regularly instructed in serious criminal cases. Before joining the English Bar, Olivia practised in Hong Kong for more than 20 years as both prosecutor and defence advocate, appearing at every level of court in English and Chinese.
In Hong Kong, she appeared as sole advocate, as junior counsel and as lead counsel with a junior, including against silks and senior juniors. Olivia is one of a handful of specialists in coroners’ inquests in Hong Kong. She has appeared in numerous inquests, acting for a range of interested persons in a variety of capacities. She was named a Recommended/Leading Criminal Law Barrister in Hong Kong by Doyle’s Guide in 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
