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Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 1 March 2005

Newsletter – Garden Court News – Issue 1

The first issue of a bi-annual newsletter being published by Garden Court Chambers.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 2 February 2005

Courtenay Griffiths QC receives Honorary Doctorate

Courtenay Griffiths QC has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Leeds Metropolitan University for his services to criminal justice.

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Garden Court Chambers | Monday 31 January 2005

Download Owen Davies QC’s speech entitled Human Rights and Poverty Reduction.

On 31st January 2005, Owen Davies QC made a speech entitled 'Human Rights and Poverty Reduction - Realities, controversies and strategies' to the Overseas Development Institute. You can download this speech from here.

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HUMAN RIGHTS AND POVERTY REDUCT

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 18 January 2005

Rick Scannell resigns from SIAC

Rick Scannell , a barrister with Two Garden Court Chambers, has resigned from being a Special Advocate on the Special Immigration Appeals Tribunal. Rick's resignation is the second by members of Two Garden Court Chambers - Ian MacDonald QC resigned his po

Garden Court Chambers | Saturday 15 January 2005

Romany wars – article

In an article for the Solicitors Journal (14.01.05), David Watkinson from Two Garden Court Chambers, reports that issues around gypsies and the location of gypsy caravan sites show no sign of abating in the media or the courts and that gypsy caravan sites

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 21 December 2004

Owen Davies QC statement

In support of the decision of Ian Macdonald QC to resign from his position as Special Advocate to the Special Immigration Appeal Court, Owen Davies QC, head of Two Garden Court Chambers said:

"The members of Two Garden Court Chambers are right behi

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 16 December 2004

Detention without charge unlawful

In an eight to one decision, the House of Lords today (16th December 2004) held that detaining suspected foreign terrorists without charge or trial is incompatible with Article 5 of the European Convention of Human Rights and that the UK could not derogat

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 8 December 2004

Spring/Summer 2005 – Seminar programme

Our new seminar programme, for the Spring and Summer 2005 is now available. The programme outlines all of the seminars we are running through to July 2005.

Download the Spring/Summer 2005 seminar programme by clicking on the file below
Spring-Summer 05

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 7 December 2004

Step-by-step guides to the Extradition Act 2003 New Law Journal – 26 November and 3 December 2004

Owen Davies QC and Maya Sikand have produced a step-by-step guide to the Extradition Act 2003. It was published in the New Law Journal in two parts, on 26 November and 3 December 2004.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 11 November 2004

Two Garden Court Chambers recommended by Legal 500

The Legal 500 have recently published their 2004-2005 new rankings and comments

Two Garden Court Chambers is recommended in a number of areas: "Claimant-orientated Two Garden Court has been top in immigration for years, and is also recommended in p

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 10 November 2004

Two new barristers join Garden Court teams

Two Garden Court Chambers is pleased to welcome two new barristers: John Beckley to the housing team, Desmond Rutledge to the civil team.

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 2 November 2004

Human Rights victory for the family of a murdered Kurdish father in South-East Turkey Nicola Rogers – Immigration Team

Seyhan v. Turkey (application no. 33384/96)
Judgment of 2 November 2004 of the European Court of Human Rights

The applicant, Mehmet Seyhan, is a Turkish national who was born in 1962 and now lives in France. His father, SÃRleyman Seyhan, disappeared on

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 1 November 2004

Ian Macdonald QC resigns from SIAC

Ian Macdonald QC from Two Garden Court Chambers, has resigned from his post on the Special Immigration Appeal Court in protest over the government's anti-terror laws. He did so when the government failed to recognise a House of Lords ruling (on Friday 16t

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 1 November 2004

Housing team respond to LSC consultation

This is a response from the Housing Team at Two Garden Court Chambers to some of the proposals set out in the Legal Services Commission Consultation Paper entitled A New Focus for Civil Legal Aid.

Garden Court Chambers | Monday 1 November 2004

Two Garden Court Chambers welcomes two new practitioners

Marc Willers and Michael Paget, formerly of 1 Pump Court Chambers, have joined Two Garden Court Chambers based in the Middle Temple.

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 29 September 2004

Gypsies win appeal

Chichester District Council v The First Secretary of State, Grant Doe, Gregory Yates, Paul Eames [2004] EWCA Civ 1248

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 31 August 2004

New Gypsy and Traveller Law book published – Legal Action Group

Marc Willers of Two Garden Court Chambers is the co-author and editor of a new Legal Action Group (LAG) book called Gypsy and Traveller Law. It is a practical guide to the law of Gypsies and Travellers.

Garden Court Chambers | Thursday 1 April 2004

Two Garden Court Chambers win three LSC contracts

Two Garden Court Chambers win LSC three-year contract to supply Specialist Support Services in Housing, Immigration and Employment.

The new contracts, starting on 1 April 2004, confirm Two Garden Court's Housing, Immigration and Employment teams success

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 2 March 2004

Business immigration day course deferred

This course, previously advertised to take place on the 7th April 2005, has been deferred because we discovered that a number of other business immigration courses were taking place around the same time and we do not wish to compete with organisations with whom we work closely, such as ILPA. Those who have already booked […]

Garden Court Chambers | Wednesday 11 February 2004

R v Secretary of State for the Home Department ex parte Tum and one other action [2003] EWCA Civ 788 Nicola Rogers – Immigration Team

This case concerns the application of the standstill clause in Article 41(1) of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement to Turkish nationals wishing to enter the UK for the purposes of setting up businesses. The Administrative Court