Public hearings for Module 4 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, 'Vaccines and Therapeutics' opened this week, with Chair Rt Hon Baroness Hallett DBE hearing opening submissions from core participants. A number of these were presented by members of Garden Court Chambers.
The article is co-written by James Holmes of the Garden Court Chambers Family Law Team for Family Law.
Garden Court Chambers is delighted to announce that door tenant Kamran Choudhry has been appointed as a Circuit Judge.
We are delighted to announce that Abigail Holt of Garden Court Chambers has been appointed leader of The European Circuit of the Bar for 2025.
IA was represented in criminal proceedings by Stephanie Harrison KC, Grainne Mellon and Nadia O’Mara of Garden Court Chambers, instructed by Lainy Snook of Bond Joseph Solicitors.
Stephanie Harrison KC, leading Tim Baldwin, were instructed by Swindon Borough Council, the Interested Party and prosecution authority in this case, which is of significant public importance concerning the enforcement of housing standard in Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO).
The Manchester 10 Appeals against convictions and sentence was heard over two days with Garden Court's Keir Monteith KC and Audrey Cherryl Mogan leading the submissions. They were instructed by Zachary Whyte and Ruby Breward of Sperrin Law.
Ollie Persey, of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law and Education Law Teams acted for the successful Claimant, instructed by Helen Barker of Irwin Mitchell LLP.
Child migration and child movement cases are now more frequent and increasingly complex. In these cases, international and national cross border rules and regulations, and family and immigration laws and proceedings often intersect. This book explains these and associated international family treaties, regulations, rules, cases, guidance and policies.
Michael Engelhardt-Sprack is a member of the Garden Court Chambers Employment Team.
This book, A Practical Guide to County Lines, Human Trafficking and Exploitation, published by Law Brief Publishing, provides a practical guide to legal professionals on the topic of county lines, with a particular focus on the criminal law implications for individuals involved in cases of human trafficking and exploitation.
The successful Claimants were represented by Ollie Persey, of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law and Community Care Teams, instructed by Chessie Aeron-Thomas of Coram Children’s Legal Centre.
This Immigration Law blog is written by Georgie Rea of Garden Court Chambers.
The intention of the amended rule is to better reflect the Court of Appeal's ruling in Commissioners for HMRC v Arrbab [2024] EWCA Civ 16, [2024] 3 WLR 295. Desmond Rutledge and Ollie Persey of Garden Court represented the Respondent, Mr Arrbab.
Mark Robinson of the Garden Court Crime Team acted for the defendant, instructed by Michael Situ of Lincoln’s solicitors.
The article is co-authored by Kate Aubrey-Johnson of Garden Court Chambers and Lucy Barnes of Lawyers Who Care CIC, for the December issue of Counsel Magazine.
In October 2024, the Department for Education published statutory guidance for local authorities on kinship care. In this article, Laura Williams has highlighted the parts of the guidance which are likely to come in handy when advising and representing kinship carers.
On 7 November 2024, the Public Law Working Group published its report, ‘Recommendations for Best Practice in Respect of Adoption’. In this article, Rachel Schon focuses on two out of the five areas the report covers, contact and consensual adoption.
Michael Ivers KC, of the Garden Court Criminal Defence team, led Dan Taylor of Red Lion Chambers. They were instructed by Gias Uddin and Aashar Malik of Woolfe and Co. Solicitors.
Keir Monteith KC and Audrey Cherryl Mogan of Garden Court Chambers represent Ademola Adedeji in the Court of Appeal, instructed by Zachary Whyte of Sperrin Law.
