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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.

Criminal Defence | Thursday 10 October 2024

Emma Fenn secures acquittal for defendant after police concealed evidence

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 […]

Emma Fenn

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 10 October 2024

Oscar Davies appears on Activist Lawyer Podcast: ‘Unbinding the Binary in Law’

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 […]

Oscar Davies

Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Immigration Law, Immigration Detention, Asylum and Deportation | Thursday 10 October 2024

New report finds victims of state scandals harmed further by compensation schemes

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 […]

Grace Brown

Administrative and Public Law, Education Law, Prisoners’ Rights | Thursday 10 October 2024

Hannah Lynes returns from parental leave

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 […]

Hannah Lynes

Administrative and Public Law, Immigration Detention Civil Claims | Wednesday 9 October 2024

Out of hours injunction granted to prevent unlawful removal

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 […]

Alex Schymyck

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 9 October 2024

Marc Willers KC appointed Visiting Professor at Goldsmiths University of London

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 […]

Marc Willers KC

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

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 […]

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
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