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Housing Law | Monday 27 April 2026

Garden Court Chambers Housing Team mourns the loss of Giles Peaker

The Garden Court Housing Team is deeply saddened by the death of Giles Peaker. Giles was a champion of housing law.

Planning Law, Housing Law | Thursday 16 April 2026

Court finds defendant has right of adverse possession and dismisses trespass claim

Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Housing and Planning Law Teams represented the Defendant, instructed by Gregory Horne of Hodge Jones and Allen.

Tim Baldwin

Housing Law, Administrative and Public Law | Monday 16 March 2026

Liz Davies KC and Adrian Marshall Williams to appear in Supreme Court on local authority duty to house homeless applicants

Garden Court Chambers’ Liz Davies KC & Adrian Marshall Williams act for Ms Bano in the legal proceedings, instructed by Edwards Duthie Shamash.

Liz Davies KCAdrian Marshall Williams

Housing Law | Friday 16 January 2026

Housing Allocation and Homelessness Law & Practice (LexisNexis 7th ed. 2025) out now

Garden Court's Liz Davies KC, Connor Johnston, Nick Bano and Matthew Ahluwalia, and co-author HHJ Jan Luba KC (retired), are pleased to announce that Housing Allocation and Homelessness: Law and Practice (LexisNexis 7th edition 2025) is now available to purchase.

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Law, Housing Law | Thursday 18 December 2025

Court of Appeal confirms vital protections for asylum seekers facing loss of support

This Court of Appeal judgment confirms the role of the Asylum Support Tribunal in protecting asylum seekers at risk of losing basic accommodation and financial support, including where the Home Office has improperly treated their claim as “implicitly withdrawn”.

Alex GriggIrena Sabic KC

Housing Law | Tuesday 16 December 2025

How tenants will be able to challenge landlords who abuse new possession grounds

Housing law is changing from May 2026. Nick Bano and Jamie McGowan explain what tenants can do if a landlord abuses new possession grounds under the Renters’ Rights Act, coming into force in May next year.

Nick BanoJamie McGowan

Housing Law | Friday 12 December 2025

Racially aggravated unlawful eviction: significant damages awarded

The family was represented by Nick Bano of the Garden Court Housing Law Team, instructed by Luke Sheldon of GT Stewart Solicitors.

Nick Bano

Housing Law, Administrative and Public Law | Monday 13 October 2025

Local Authority offers suitable accommodation for family following judicial review proceedings

Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Housing Law Team acted for the Claimant, instructed by Elisa Cronier-Mackie of Lawstop.

Tim Baldwin

Administrative and Public Law, Court of Protection, Criminal Defence | Wednesday 1 October 2025

Top tier rankings for Garden Court in Legal 500

Garden Court Chambers is proud to be recognised yet again as a Top Tier set in the Legal 500 UK 2026 rankings.

Housing Law, Administrative and Public Law | Monday 1 September 2025

Tim Baldwin produces LexisNexis case analysis: Rent repayment orders and ‘person managing’ (Global 100 v Ross and others)

Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Housing Law Team has produced a case analysis in partnership with LexisNexis.

Tim Baldwin

Housing Law, Administrative and Public Law | Friday 8 August 2025

High Court finds local authority must provide suitable temporary accommodation to evicted family after breach of duty

This article is authored by Renata Burns of Shelter Legal Services. She instructed Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Housing Law Team in acting for the claimant.

Tim Baldwin

Housing Law | Tuesday 29 July 2025

Tim Baldwin co-authors article for Legal Action Group on expanding housing Legal Aid

Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Chambers Housing Law Team has co-written an article for Legal Action Group, with Dianne Cowie of Duncan Lewis and Laura Coyle of Turpin Miller.

Tim Baldwin

Housing Law, Welfare Benefits Law, Administrative and Public Law | Friday 25 July 2025

Court of Appeal rules on approach of Tribunals relating to lack of capacity or other compromising disadvantage suffered by litigant

DP was represented by Desmond Rutledge of Garden Court Chambers, led by Jamie Burton KC of Doughty Street Chambers.

Desmond Rutledge

Housing Law | Monday 21 July 2025

Tim Baldwin produces LexisNexis case analysis on Upper Tribunal decision to set aside rent repayment order

Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Housing Law Team has produced a case analysis in partnership with LexisNexis.

Tim Baldwin

Housing Law, Administrative and Public Law | Wednesday 18 June 2025

Liz Davies presents evidence to Welsh Parliament on Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation Bill

Liz Davies KC of the Garden Court Housing Law Team presented evidence to the (Welsh Parliament/Senedd Cymru) Local Government and Housing Committee on the Homelessness and Social Housing Allocation (Wales) Bill.

Liz Davies KC

Administrative and Public Law, Housing Law | Thursday 1 May 2025

Judicial review obtains temporary accommodation for homeless mother and son

Adrian Marshall Williams of Garden Court Chambers was instructed by Luke Sheldon of GT Stewart.

Adrian Marshall Williams

Housing Law, Administrative and Public Law | Friday 21 March 2025

Tim Baldwin produces case analysis in partnership with LexisNexis on R(Bano) v Waltham Forest

Tim Baldwin of the Garden Court Housing Law Team has produced 'The housing duty under section 193(2) of the Housing Act 1996 ended on refusal of an offer of private accommodation (R(Bano) v Waltham Forest)' in partnership with LexisNexis.

Tim Baldwin

Housing Law, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Thursday 20 March 2025

Garden Court Chambers’ response to ‘Civil legal aid: Towards a sustainable future’ consultation

This consultation response is submitted by Garden Court Chambers, which is a multi-disciplinary Chambers based in London.

Housing Law | Friday 31 January 2025

Clarion Housing Association ordered to pay significant compensation for discriminating against tenant

Ms Feeney was represented by Nick Bano of the Garden Court Chambers Housing Law Team. Nick was instructed by Serdar Celebi and Anna Jones at Islington Law Centre.

Nick Bano

Housing Law | Tuesday 21 January 2025

Court of Appeal clarifies rules on service of “Notices” in landlord-tenant dispute

The tenants were represented by Tim Jones of the Garden Court Chambers Housing Law Team, alongside Matthew Lee and led by Martin Westgate KC of Doughty Street Chambers. Counsel were instructed by Manjinder Kaur Atwal and Vincent Davis of Duncan Lewis Solicitors. 

Tim Jones
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