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.
This year marks 50 years of Garden Court Chambers winning ground-breaking cases of constitutional importance.
Emma Fenn of Garden Court Chambers has secured the acquittal of a man charged with section 18 wounding with intent, after the police concealed evidence from the defendant and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The defendant had been assaulted earlier in the evening by a male in a bar. Shortly after, that male forcefully shoved […]
In this podcast episode, ‘Unbinding the Binary in Law’, Oscar Davies sheds light on the journey to their practice at Garden Court Chambers, and their upcoming book on non-binary recognition and how the law may better convey and deconstruct the gender/sex binary. “One purpose is…I want to explain what non-binary is, why it matters, why […]
The Report, prepared by researchers at King’s College London, was published on 04 October 2024 and followed the roundtable which took place on 20 June 2024, convened by King’s Legal Clinic. Other stakeholders at the roundtable included as other lawyers representing victims of the Windrush, Post Office, Lambeth Children’s Homes and Infected Blood scandals. The […]
Hannah is a public law practitioner with expertise in refugee and trafficking claims, unlawful detention, asylum support, education law, and prison law. Prior to joining Chambers, Hannah was a Senior Caseworker at Wilson Solicitors LLP. She has extensive experience in working with vulnerable adults and children and is regularly instructed in a range of asylum […]
In AA v Secretary of State for the Home Department, the High Court granted an injunction at an urgent ex parte interim relief hearing on Saturday 5 October 2024. The application became necessary because the Defendant failed to cancel removal directions in line with its published policy, after the Claimant lodged a judicial review claim […]
Visiting professors make a distinct contribution to both the undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes delivering guest lectures and professional workshops, as well as opening up opportunities for students to secure internships and career development. Marc has also recently been appointed as an Adjunct Professor at University College Cork, and is chair of the Executive Board […]
Danny Jay Anderson, aged 35, died on 30 March 2023 by suicide contributed to by neglect, just two months after being discharged from the care of Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (‘the Trust’). HM Coroner Nadia Persaud determined that Danny died by suicide, contributed to by the neglect of the Trust. The Inquest exposed […]
Garden Court Chambers is delighted to be recognised once again in Tier 1 of the Legal 500 for Immigration law and Social Housing law. Garden Court is the only set in Tier 1 for immigration. Congratulations to our Crime, Inquest & Inquiries, Police law, Family, Court of Protection, Community Care, Public Law and Civil Liberties teams for their leading set rankings. We are especially delighted that our Court of Protection Team […]
Mark Robinson secured an acquittal for the defendant in Isleworth Crown Court. The defendant was charged with the offence of being knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of a prohibition, after cocaine with a street value of nearly 2 million pounds was found in their suitcase at Heathrow Airport. The defendant travelled from the Caribbean and checked their […]
Jacob Bindman acted for the young defendant in this long-running case involving multiple sets of proceedings under s.2 of the Terrorism Act 2006. Having successfully argued that one of the charges did not fall within the definition of a “terrorist publication”, the boy was eventually handed a non-custodial sentence for the remaining offences under s.2 and related breaches of […]
Marc is also currently chair of the Executive Board of the Traveller Equality and Justice Project (TEJP) at the University. The TEJP is funded by the Council of Europe Roma and Traveller Unit to deliver the Rights Aware Project, including a seminar series to be delivered by Marc Willers KC. Marc will take up his three-year […]
We are delighted to be awarded Court of Protection Set of the Year and Immigration Set of the Year. Our Owen Greenhall won Public Law Junior of the Year, and our Deputy Director of Clerking, Lisa O’Leary, has won Clerk of the Year. We are delighted to be awarded Court of Protection Set of the Year. […]
Owen Greenhall, co-convenor of the Garden Court Protest Law Team, represented all defendants at trial. He was instructed by Mike Schwarz of Hodge Jones & Allen Solicitors.
Shahida Begum of the Garden Court Crime Team acted for the defendant, IH, instructed by Alexander Bennett Solicitors.
Garden Court Chambers is very proud to announce that Dexter Dias KC has been appointed as a High Court Judge. Dexter will begin sitting in the King’s Bench Division as Mr Justice Dexter Dias from 1 October 2024.
Alex Schymyck, of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law Team, represented the Claimant, instructed by Halima Safa Ahmed of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.
We are delighted to announce that Eleanor Sibley has joined Garden Court Chambers as a new tenant.
Nicola Braganza KC and Maria Moodie, both of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law and Immigration Teams, instructed by Sarah Looney at the Public Law Interest Centre, successfully represented the Claimant.
Mark Robinson of the Garden Court Crime Team represented the defendant, instructed by Emma Oliphant of Blackfords LLP.