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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.

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Tuesday 8 October 2024

Danny Jay Anderson: Inquest hears of serious failures of Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

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 […]

Sarah Hemingway

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 3 October 2024

Garden Court secures top tier rankings in the Legal 500 UK 2025

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 […]

Criminal Defence | Wednesday 2 October 2024

Mark Robinson secures acquittal for defendant charged with drug trafficking

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 […]

Mark Robinson

Criminal Defence | Monday 30 September 2024

Jacob Bindman acts for young defendant charged with terrorism offences

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 […]

Jacob Bindman

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 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 […]

Marc Willers KC

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 25 September 2024

Garden Court Chambers wins awards in four categories at Legal 500 Bar Awards 2024

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. […]

Protest Rights, Protest Rights, Protest Rights | Friday 20 September 2024

Greenpeace Activists acquitted of protest on roof of former Prime Minister’s home

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.

Owen Greenhall

Criminal Defence | Friday 20 September 2024

Defendant acquitted following abuse of process submissions

Shahida Begum of the Garden Court Crime Team acted for the defendant, IH, instructed by Alexander Bennett Solicitors.

Shahida Begum

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 19 September 2024

Dexter Dias KC appointed High Court Judge

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.

Dexter Dias KC

Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation, Immigration Law | Thursday 19 September 2024

High Court grants interim relief for immigration detainee with pending Proceeds of Crime Act proceedings

Alex Schymyck, of the Garden Court Chambers Public Law Team, represented the Claimant, instructed by Halima Safa Ahmed of Duncan Lewis Solicitors.

Alex Schymyck

Administrative and Public Law, Court of Protection, Immigration Law | Thursday 19 September 2024

Garden Court Chambers welcomes Eleanor Sibley as a new tenant

We are delighted to announce that Eleanor Sibley has joined Garden Court Chambers as a new tenant.

Eleanor Sibley

Immigration Law, Administrative and Public Law | Wednesday 18 September 2024

Successful Discrimination Judicial Review results in Home Office changing the law to allow Bereaved Partners to make fee waiver applications when applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain

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.

Nicola Braganza KCMaria Moodie

Criminal Defence | Wednesday 18 September 2024

Mark Robinson secures suspended sentence order for defendant at Snaresbrook Crown Court

Mark Robinson of the Garden Court Crime Team represented the defendant, instructed by Emma Oliphant of Blackfords LLP.

Mark Robinson

Protest Rights, Protest Rights, Protest Rights | Monday 16 September 2024

Protestor Marieha Hussain acquitted of racially aggravated public order offence after holding ‘coconut’ placard

The defendant, Marieha Hussain, was found not guilty of a racially aggravated public order offence after a two-day trial at Westminster Magistrates Court. This ridiculous yet dangerous prosecution concerned a placard held by Marieha at a Palestine protest that depicted a drawing of a palm tree with Suella Braverman and former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak superimposed on coconuts. The Court examined […]

Rajiv Menon KC

Family Law, Children Law | Friday 13 September 2024

Stephen Lue acts for parent of child in application for care and placement orders

Stephen Lue of the Garden Court Family Law Team acted for the Second Respondent, the father of the child, instructed by Thompson & Co Solicitors.

Stephen Lue

Criminal Defence | Friday 13 September 2024

Jurors refuse to convict four Palestine Action defendants charged with £700,000 worth of damage to factory

Audrey Cherryl Mogan of the Garden Court Chambers Criminal Defence Team, and Alex McColl of Garden Court North Chambers, represented the defendants, instructed by Nicola Hall of Robert Lizar Solicitors.

Audrey Cherryl Mogan

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Administrative and Public Law | Thursday 12 September 2024

Louise Hooper contributes to ‘The Law of Artificial Intelligence’ Second Edition

Our Louise Hooper has contributed to Chapter 4: 'Human Rights' in The Law of Artificial Intelligence, second edition.

Louise Hooper

Employment and Discrimination Law | Thursday 12 September 2024

Oscar Davies acts in important Employment Appeal Tribunal case on political belief

Oscar Davies of the Garden Court Employment Team acted for the Claimant, instructed by Tilbrook’s Solicitors.

Oscar Davies

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 11 September 2024

Maaha Elahi recognised in Emerald x Aziz Foundation’s ‘100 Inspiring Muslims: Next Generation’

The Emerald Network and Aziz Foundation have published its list of 100 Inspiring Muslims.

Maaha Elahi
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