Garden Court Chambers Hillsborough inquest team wins Outstanding Achievement Award at Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2016.
Garden Court Chambers represented 77 families at the inquests.
Leslie Thomas QC represented the family of Philmore Mills at the inquest.
Garden Court Chambers recognised as a leading set for immigration, social housing, civil liberties, police law, Court of Protection, crime and inquests and public inquiries.
Leslie Thomas QC and Una Morris represented the maternal side of the family in the inquest into Dean Joseph’s death.
Leslie Thomas QC and Tom Stoate of Garden Court Chambers represented Sean Rigg's family at the 2012 inquest.
Leslie Thomas QC and Tom Stoate represented Sean Rigg's family at the 2012 inquest into his death.
Leslie Thomas QC and Una Morris represented the family at the inquest into the death of Christi and Bobby Shepherd.
Leslie Thomas QC and Una Morris represented Christi and Bobby’s family.
The family of the children is represented by Leslie Thomas QC of Garden Court Chambers.
The family of the children is being represented by Leslie Thomas QC.
Leslie Thomas QC has been instructed to represent the family of Betty Macdonald.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has published a report into the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan. The IPCC report directly contradicts the inquest jury’s finding.
The family was represented by Leslie Thomas QC and Catherine Oborne, both of Garden Court Chambers.
An inquest into the death of Arsema Dawit has found that she was let down by the police after she reported her ex-boyfriend's threatening behaviour to them.
The High Court has dismissed a challenge by a police officer who sought to resign before misconduct proceedings relating to the death of Sean Rigg were concluded
Leslie Thomas QC takes part in Caribbean press conference on deaths in state custody and the inquest process.
The CPS has announced today that it intends to prosecute the firearms officer who shot Azelle Rodney for murder.
Garden Court Chambers was delighted to see two of its members appointed Queen's Counsel in yesterday's 2014 silks’ ceremony.
The High Court has today rejected a judicial review challenge to the unlawful killing finding of the Azelle Rodney Inquiry. In its judgement, the court ruled such a challenge as unarguable and without merit.
