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Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 29 January 2015

Court of Appeal rejects SIAC approach to ‘deportation with assurances’

The appellants were represented by Stephanie Harrison QC, Amanda Weston and Anthony Vaughan.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 27 January 2015

Court of Appeal clarifies the scope of the care home charging regime.

The social service authority was represented by Stephen Knafler QC.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 27 January 2015

Justine Compton joins Garden Court Chambers

Justine is a housing practitioner with experience in Gypsy and Traveller rights.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 22 January 2015

Victim of trafficking has conviction quashed

Taimour Lay was counsel for the appellant.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 21 January 2015

Court of Appeal defines meaning of “violence” for the purposes of the Housing Act 1996

Stephen Knafler QC was leading counsel for the homeless applicant.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 21 January 2015

High Court finds the Government discriminated against Romany Gypsies and Irish Travellers

Stephen Cottle represented one of the claimants, Sarah Coates.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 8 January 2015

Fraud trial collapses: Judge criticises prosecution team for ‘multiple and profound’ failures

Keir Monteith was leading counsel for the defendant who was on the first indictment.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 7 January 2015

Young man cleared of murder whilst his co-defendant girlfriend is cleared of perverting the course of justice

The defendants were represented by Catherine Oborne, Nerida Harford-Bell and Sam Parham.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 7 January 2015

Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce the success of the Freedom of Expression Law Clinic

Smita Shah works with law students to file petitions to UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 6 January 2015

Judge allows submission of no case to answer in fraud trial

Henry Blaxland QC represents a pension administrator in a three-month trial at Birmingham Crown Court.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 11 December 2014

Pete Weatherby QC in landmark Supreme Court judgment on prisoners’ right to rehabilitation

Supreme Court holds that all indeterminate sentence prisoners must be given chance to reform themselves.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 25 November 2014

Young man with Asperger Syndrome acquitted of joint enterprise to shoot

The jury at Isleworth Crown Court acquitted the defendant, represented by Maya Sikand, after just eight minutes’ deliberation.

Garden Court Chambers | Friday 7 November 2014

Defendant acquitted of attempted murder in ‘Breaking Bad’ plot

The defendant, represented by Peter Rowlands, was accused of attempting to poison her mother with abrin.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 5 November 2014

Inquest finds multiple failings caused death of vulnerable patient

Jury criticises the acts and omissions of a private hospital in a damning narrative verdict. Ifeanyi Odogwu represented the family.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 4 November 2014

Helen Foot returns to Garden Court Chambers

Garden Court is delighted to welcome Helen Foot back to Chambers. Helen returns from maternity leave to continue her practice in public, asylum and immigration law.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 4 November 2014

Announcing the Legal Expertise Access Platform (LEAP) initiative

Garden Court Chambers is pleased to announce the launch of the Legal Expertise Access Platform (LEAP) – an initiative in support of the rule of law in Africa.