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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 | Monday 3 March 2025

UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 5 public hearings open

Several Garden Court Barristers made opening submissions on behalf of core participants at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in Module 5.

Inquests and Inquiries | Friday 29 November 2024

Garden Court counsel make closing submissions at UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 3

Members of Garden Court Chambers made closing submissions on behalf of core participants for Module 3 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Tuesday 26 November 2024

Garden Court counsel question Matt Hancock at UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 3

Garden Court counsel appeared at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry to question Matt Hancock on behalf of core participants.

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Claims Against the Police and Public Authorities | Monday 14 October 2024

Undercover Policing Inquiry Tranche 2 (Phase 2) hearings open today

Several Garden Court Barristers represent core participants at the Undercover Policing Inquiry in Tranche 2 (Phase 2).

Inquests and Inquiries, Civil Liberties and Human Rights | Monday 9 September 2024

UK Covid-19 Inquiry Module 3 public hearings open

Several Garden Court Barristers represent core participants at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry in Module 3.

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 | Wednesday 10 July 2013

ECHR rules whole-life tariffs without review inhumane and degrading

In a landmark judgment which the UK government has already aired its "profound disagreement" with, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that whole-life prison sentences without review are inhuman and degrading. Pete Weatherby

Garden Court Chambers | Tuesday 11 June 2013

Garden Court Crime Team members defend EDL bomb plotters

Rajiv Menon QC, Pete Weatherby QC, Hossein Zahir, Terry Munyard and Anna Morris have acted to defend five of the six men accused of plotting to bomb a rally staged by the far right English Defence League.
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