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Garden Court Chambers | Friday 31 May 2024

Garden Court Chambers celebrates 50th Anniversary

This year marks 50 years of Garden Court Chambers winning ground-breaking cases of constitutional importance.

Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production, Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Environmental Impact Assessments | Friday 14 March 2025

Finch v Surrey County Council Highly Commended at LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025

Marc Willers KC, of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law and Climate Justice Team, represented Sarah Finch in this landmark case. Congratulations to Marc, Sarah and the whole legal team.

Marc Willers KC

Community Care Law, Education Law, Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 16 January 2025

School Inclusion Project, Ollie Persey and the Case of Finch v Surrey County Council shortlisted at LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025

We are delighted to announce that the School Inclusion Project has been shortlisted for The Halsbury Award for Rule of Law, the case of Finch v Surrey County Council [2024] UKSC 20 has been shortlisted for Case of the Year and Ollie Persey has been shortlisted for Legal Personality of the Year at the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2025.

Ollie PerseyMarc Willers KC

Administrative and Public Law, Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Environmental Impact Assessments | Friday 27 September 2024

Marc Willers KC appointed University College Cork Adjunct Professor

We are delighted to announce that our Marc Willers KC has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor at University College Cork.

Marc Willers KC

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production, Planning Law | Thursday 29 August 2024

Finch Supreme Court ruling impacts potential UK oil and gas projects

Our Marc Willers KC of the Garden Court Environmental Law and Climate Justice Team represented Sarah Finch, together with Estelle Dehon KC and Ruchi Parekh of Cornerstone Barristers. They were instructed by Rowan Smith, Carol Day and Julia Eriksen of Leig

Marc Willers KC

Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production, Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Planning Law | Thursday 20 June 2024

Supreme Court rules downstream greenhouse gas emissions must be assessed before decision to grant planning permission for fossil fuel extraction

Marc Willers KC of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team is acting for Sarah Finch, alongside Estelle Dehon KC and Ruchi Parekh, both of Cornerstone Chambers, instructed by Rowan Smith of Leigh Day.

Marc Willers KC

Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production, Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Planning Law | Wednesday 19 June 2024

Court of Appeal challenge against Larne Lough gas cavern construction plans successful

Acland Bryant, of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team, was part of the legal team.

Acland Bryant

Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production, Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Planning Law | Wednesday 19 June 2024

Supreme Court to deliver ruling in groundbreaking challenge to grant of planning permission for oil production in Surrey

Marc Willers KC of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team is acting for Sarah Finch, alongside Estelle Dehon KC and Ruchi Parekh, both of Cornerstone Chambers, instructed by Rowan Smith of Leigh Day.

Marc Willers KC

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production, International Environmental Law | Thursday 28 March 2024

European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber to Deliver Rulings in Landmark Climate Justice Cases

Marc Willers KC and Richard Harvey represent the Swiss Senior Women in Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland. Richard Reynolds and Paul Clark represent the youth-applicants in Duarte Agostinho and Others v. Portugal and 32 Others.

Domestic Abuse, Visas, Administrative and Public Law | Wednesday 4 October 2023

Garden Court secures top tier rankings in the Legal 500 UK 2024

Garden Court Chambers is proud to be recognised as a Top Tier set again in the Legal 500 UK 2024 rankings.

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Rights of Nature and Protection of Habitats, Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production | Tuesday 20 June 2023

Marc Willers KC in Supreme Court for legal challenge to climate impact of new Surrey oil wells

Marc Willers KC of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law & Climate Justice Team, alongside Estelle Dehon KC and Ruchi Parekh, both of Cornerstone Chambers, are instructed by Rowan Smith of Leigh Day.

Marc Willers KC

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Rights of Nature and Protection of Habitats, Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production | Monday 15 August 2022

Supreme Court to hear legal challenge to new Surrey oil wells

Marc Willers QC of Garden Court Chambers leading Estelle Dehon QC of Cornerstone Barristers acting for campaigner Sarah Finch, instructed by Rowan Smith of Leigh Day.

Marc Willers KC

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Climate Change and Fossil Fuel Production, Rights of Nature and Protection of Habitats | Friday 18 February 2022

Appeal Court judges divided over unlawfulness of decision to allow new Surrey oil wells

Marc Willers QC of Garden Court Chambers leading Estelle Dehon QC of Cornerstone Barristers acting for campaigner Sarah Finch, instructed by Rowan Smith of Leigh Day.

Marc Willers KC

Environmental Law and Climate Justice, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Planning Law | Wednesday 24 March 2021

Campaign to stop oil drilling in Surrey will go to Court of Appeal

Sarah Finch is represented by Marc Willers QC of the Garden Court Chambers Environmental Law Team and Estelle Dehon of Cornerstone Chambers.

Marc Willers KC
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